The story of DARPA

US defense research agency, founded in 1958 as ARPA in response to Sputnik.

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7 Feb 1958 –

DARPA. US defense research agency, founded in 1958 as ARPA in response to Sputnik.

1958

Lawrence Preston Gise worked at DARPA.

Repeated in accounts of the Bezos family and attributed to Brad Stone’s book; not yet checked against the book’s text or an ARPA personnel record (DTIC’s ARPA history, ADA154363, was unavailable).

Still being verified.

Since 7 Feb 1958: DARPA, part of the United States government.

1969

DARPA developed the ARPANET.

DARPA followed from Sputnik 1.

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