Event #3 Blog

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For my third event I attended the Boelter hall 3420, which is generally considered to be the birthplace  of the internet. This is incredible fascinating to me because of the impact that the internet has had on my life and the lives of everybody in the whole world. Its even crazier that this place that has effected the lives of people around the entire world is located at the college that I am attending and I can just walk there whenever. Going to this room positively effected me in more ways then I could have ever anticipated.


















When I first looked at the room it was hard to believe that the very internet that I am writing this blog on came from this inconspicuous looking room at UCLA in 1969. This got me to consider how recently the internet was invited and the possible of things out their that are still left to invent. Going to this room also made me think about the internet more, and it made me view the internet as a work of art. All of the different websites and possibilities that the internet provides and is truly beautifully. It is for this reason that I feel that the creators of the internet should be considered artists.



















This will help me with my final project because it has inspired me to think outside the box. Without a doubt before the internet was invited people belived that it would be impossible and doubted the creators for even trying. However now the world is a much better place as a result of the courage of some men to think outside of the box. This has made me want to push myself to think outside of the box with this final.



“A Brief History of the Internet.” Science Node, sciencenode.org/feature/a-brief-history-of-the-internet-.php.

Prigg, Mark. “UCLA Opens up Office Where First Internet Message Was Sent From.” Daily Mail Online, Associated Newspapers, 6 Mar. 2014, www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2575070/The-room-internet-born-UCLA-opens-office-message-sent-from.html.

Editors, History.com. “The Invention of the Internet.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 30 July 2010, www.history.com/topics/inventions/invention-of-the-internet.

Walker, Alissa, and Alissa Walker. “This Is The Room Where The Internet Was Born.” Gizmodo, Gizmodo, 5 Mar. 2014, gizmodo.com/this-is-the-room-where-the-internet-was-born-1527205592.

“Brief History of the Internet.” Internet Society, www.internetsociety.org/internet/history-internet/brief-history-internet/.

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