[Ads-l] Possible Antedating of "Internet of Things"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Sat Apr 22 12:13:34 UTC 2023


The OED's first citation for the term "Internet of things" is dated 2001.  The Wikipedia entry for "Internet of things" purports to present a 1985 usage by Peter T. Lewis, but I cannot vouch for its accuracy.

Fred Shapiro

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