Event 3: Internet Heritage Site

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As a newly-graduated high school senior, I remember hearing the factoid that UCLA was the "birth place of the internet" at the New Student Orientation. I had not thought much more about it until I heard about the Leonard Kleinrock Internet Heritage Site via other students in DESMA 9. 

The Internet Heritage Site is located at 3420 Boelter Hall where the very first Internet message was sent to Stanford Research Institute on October 29, 1969 (Savio). The message, sent by a graduate student, was the first two letters of the word "login", "lo". Before the student could type the rest of the word, the ARPANET system crashed (Kudler).  The ARPANET, the predecessor of the Internet, was a huge success because it was able to connect to different hardwares and softwares which previous systems could not accomplish. The sending of the first Internet message was between a Sigma 7 at UCLA and a SDS 940 at Stanford which are two different systems (Kudler). 

I definitely got lost trying to find the Internet Heritage Site but I am so glad that I was able to experience the exhibit. Even though the DESMA course is coming to a close, I encourage my fellow students to make their way to Boelter Hall and see the site. It's a great opportunity to learn more about the birth of the internet which is a monumental event in not only UCLA's history but also human history. The Internet has revolutionized the distribution of information and made it highly accessible. 

Resources: 
“Browsing History: A Heritage Site Is Being Set up in Boelter Hall 3420, the Room the First Internet Message Originated In.” Daily Bruin, 1 Apr. 2011, dailybruin.com/2011/04/01/browsing_history/.

“Grand Opening Party for the Kleinrock Internet Heritage Site and Archive.” Grand Opening Party for the Kleinrock Internet Heritage Site and Archive | UCLA Art | Sci Center Lab, artsci.ucla.edu/events/grand-opening-party-kleinrock-internet-heritage-site-and-archive.
Kudler, Adrian Glick. “Touring the Recreated 1969 Birthplace of the Internet at UCLA.” Curbed LA, Curbed LA, 29 Oct. 2018, la.curbed.com/2011/10/31/10429196/internet-invented-ucla-first-message-museum.
Stewart, Stephen. “UCLA Celebrates Birth of the Internet.” Daily Bruin, 31 Oct. 2011, dailybruin.com/2011/10/31/ucla_celebrates_birth_of_the_internet/.

Touring the Recreated 1969 Birthplace of the Internet at UCLA | David Bohnett Foundation, www.bohnettfoundation.org/touring-the-recreated-1969-birthplace-of-the-internet-at-ucla-2/.

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