Jeroen van Baar, PhD @jeroenvanbaar.nl · 29/01/20253) a forerunner of the internet itself, ARPANET, was developed with a grant from the Department of Defense. www.britannica.com/topic/ARPANET 1101
Jeroen van Baar, PhD @jeroenvanbaar.nl · 29/01/2025In all these cases, we could not fathom the outcome when the money was given. The grants probably appeared wasteful at the time. But they were critical to America’s dominance in the world. If you want to live in the light, don’t switch it off. 0112
