Security in communications has been considered the primary reason the Internet was started although many researches view this as an elaborate urban myth.
Imagine a world where nuclear war caused significant deficits in communications. The thought of this possibility is what some say led to the development of what was known as The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET). This system allowed packets of information to be delivered through a series of connected computers ensuring that communications could continue in the event of a worse-case scenario.
From all accounts this system was birthed in the minds of scientists back in the early 1960’s and implemented several years later. When the cold war ended educational institutions used the system for research purposes in connection with other educational institutions around the world.
The ramifications of this global network eventually eclipsed any potential or mythological use during the cold war.
While this system did not serve in the capacity of post-apocalyptic communications it did serve to advance other noted communications including GPS advancement made available at no cost through...