The origins of the Internet are during the Cold War - when Russia launched Sputnik. It caused the United States to realize its need for a country-wide network in the event of a nuclear attack.
Projects began and people built off each others work and finding and eventually created what is known as the Internet.
Also - the amount of growth in terms of user base of the Internet was unimaginable when the WWW was created.
If you want specifics, I suggest you go to your local library and research it. It is pretty interesting.
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