firsts:Internet

Gadgets the Pentagon Made -- From the Microwave to the New iPhone Siri WIRED | Oct 6, 2011 | Ackerman & Shachtman “From the mouse and hypertext, to the internet and Siri, "Innovations that began with the U.S.' well-funded defense establishment almost always filter down into commercial, mundane usage. Sometimes in unexpected ways. Here are some of our favorite examples" Doug Engelbart contributed to #1 and #8 out of the 8.”