Internet Day
Celebrated October 29th
Did you know...
More than 2 BILLION people rely on the Internet DAILY!
What is Internet Day?
Internet Day Celebrates:
- Computer Safety!
- Being grateful for a wonderful resource- the Internet!
Would you rather...
- carry an encyclopedia around with you or a smartphone?
- have to write every assignment or send your assignments to your teacher on Edmodo?
- watch your favorite YouTube videos whenever you want or never see them at all?
44 years ago...
In a UCLA computer lab, on October 29, 1969, Computer Science Professor Leonard Kleinrock supervised graduate student, Charley Kline, as he sent the first electronic message over the computer to fellow programmer Bill Duval.
Leonard Kleinrock
Computer Science Professor at the University of California Los Angeles
Charley Kline
Graduate Student at the University of California Los Angeles
Bill Duvall
Programmer at the University of California Los Angeles