Watch CBS News

Good Question: How Did E-Mail Get Started?

(CBS 5) –- In this day and age, we couldn't function as a society without it. Sharon in Santa Rosa asked this Good Question: How did e-mail get started?

ANSWER: According to Brian Cooley at CNET, the Internet and E-Mail started in 1961 under the name, ARPANET. It was developed by the U.S. Department of Defense as a classified system.

(© CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue
Be the first to know
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.