when was the internet invented

The internet is considered to have been officially invented and established on January 1, 1983. This date marks the adoption of the TCP/IP protocol suite on the ARPANET network, which standardized data transmission and created the foundation for the modern internet as we know it today. The development of the internet was a collaborative effort over many years involving many scientists and engineers. Early practical designs began in the 1960s with the ARPANET project by the U.S. Department of Defense, which sent its first message on October 29, 1969. The concepts of packet switching and network communication were crucial to its development. Key figures like Vinton Cerf and Bob Kahn developed the communication protocols that became integral to the internet's operation. So, while the vision and development spanned decades, the network recognized as the internet officially came into being on January 1, 1983.