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Why We Owe Al Gore for the Internet

How many times have you heard someone joke about Al Gore “inventing” the internet? It’s amazing how pervasive this myth is as it’s practically folklore by now. Even Engadget’s Ryan Block, one of the most commonly associated names with well-informed technology news, perpetuated the myth in this recent post. That post in particular angered me because I normally expect better from Engadget.

 

Al Gore

Thanks to Flickr user joTape85

I hate disinformation, so to correct this all-too-often myth I present to you a quick overview of Gore’s contribution to the net (culled from the Gore’s Wikipedia entry):

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