History (1960s)
1961: The first paper on packet switching by Leonard Kleinrock, UCLA.
1962: ARPA computer program begins …
1965: First actual network experiment, Lincoln Labs (now part of MIT) TX-2 tied to SDC's Q32 by Larry Roberts.
1966-67: ARPAnet program begins
1968: Bob Karn’s team at BBN builds first Interface Message Processor (IMP) later known as a “router”.