When Project Gutenberg started in July 1971, the internet was just a
glimmer, with a pre-internet set up in 1969. The internet took off in
1974 with the creation of the TCP/IP protocol by Vinton Cerf and Bob
Kahn. It expanded as a network linking U.S. governmental agencies,
universities and research centers. The internet got its first boost
with the invention of the web by Tim Berners-Lee in 1990, and its
second boost with the release of the first public browser Mosaic in
1993. The Internet Society (ISOC) was founded in 1992 by Vinton Cerf
to promote the development of the internet as a medium that was quickly
spreading worldwide to become part of our lives.