Despite the popular myth that the Internet was invented by Al Gore (a myth started by Al Gore) the Internet was, in fact, an American invention. The launch of the world’s first satellite, Sputnik, is reported to have lead to the creation of the ARPANET in 1958. By all accounts, the ARPANET net was the precursor to today’s Internet.
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