The first prototype of the Internet came in the late 1960s when the U.S. created ARPANET, or the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network. This agency was funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, but why the department of the defense who may ask. Well, in October 4th, 1957 Soviet Union Launched Sputnik 1, according to Nasa, the sputnik was the world's first artificial satellite in space and it was about the size of a beach ball, this launch ushered in new political, military, technological, and scientific developments. Sputnik caught the American people off-guard because they feared that the Soviets' ability to launch satellites also meant the capability to launch missiles that could carry nuclear weapons from Europe to the U.S. The U.S.
