"In fact, we would probably not have the Internet without one magical little company (BBN) and the vision of Larry Roberts. At the time, most had the word “FAILURE” written over the ARPANET project, and if it had failed, the Internet would probably never happen."

https://medium.com/asecuritysite-when-bob-met-alice/50-years-ago-one-of-the-greatest-inventions-ever-3203dfe2f3a3