In
the late 1960's the U.S. Defense Department began the Internet as a
military research project. the government created a network that
covered a large geographic area and that could withstand a nuclear
attack. If part of the network failed, information could find a
new route around the disabled computers.
The
network quickly grew to include scientists and researchers across the
country and eventually included schools, businesses, organizations and
individuals around the world. 
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