A Brief History of the Future
Origins of the Internet
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
1 January 2001
Summary
The Internet is the most remarkable thing human beings have built since the Pyramids. John Naughton’s book intersperses wonderful personal stories with an authoritative account of where the Net actually came from, who invented it and why, and where it might be taking us. Most of us have no idea of how the Internet works or who created it. Even fewer have any idea of what it means for society and the future. In a cynical age, John Naughton has not lost his capacity for wonder. He examines the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753810934 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 075381093X |
| Author: | John Naughton |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2001 |
| Weight: | 302g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 133mm x 27mm |
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About The Author
John Naughton
John Naughton has been an academic and a journalist all his working life. He is a Senior Lecturer in Systems at the Open University, and since 1987 has written a weekly column for the Observer which has won him several major awards including three nominations as Critic of the Year. He is also a Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge and the Director of the College’s Press Fellowship Programme.
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