ARPANET, the precursor to the modern internet, transmitted its first message in 1969. The World Wide Web, invented by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989, opened it to the public. The internet has had more impact on daily human life in 30 years than arguably any technology since the printing press: it transformed commerce, communication, journalism, entertainment, politics, and human connection at a global scale.

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