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How the Web Was Born
James Gillies
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Description for How the Web Was Born
paperback. Few people realize that the Web was born at CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, and that it was invented by an Englishman, Tim Berners-Lee. This account tells how the idea first came about, how it was developed, and how it was handed over for free for the world to use. Num Pages: 392 pages, numerous line illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; TBX; UDB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
In 1994 a computer program called the Mosaic browser transformed the Internet from an academic tool into a telecommunications revolution. Now a household name, the World Wide Web is part of the modern communications landscape with tens of thousands of servers providing information to millions of users. Few people, however, realize that the Web was born at CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, in Geneva, and that it was invented by an Englishman, Tim Berners-Lee. This new book, published in the Popular Science list in Oxford Paperbacks, tells how the idea for the Web came about at ... Read more
In 1994 a computer program called the Mosaic browser transformed the Internet from an academic tool into a telecommunications revolution. Now a household name, the World Wide Web is part of the modern communications landscape with tens of thousands of servers providing information to millions of users. Few people, however, realize that the Web was born at CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, in Geneva, and that it was invented by an Englishman, Tim Berners-Lee. This new book, published in the Popular Science list in Oxford Paperbacks, tells how the idea for the Web came about at ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192862075
SKU
KTS0035912
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About James Gillies
James Gillies is a professional science writer at CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics. Robert Cailliau is Head of the Web office at CERN, and one of the pioneers of the World Wide Web.
Reviews for How the Web Was Born
This is a scholarly work for the price of a novel
Gareth Price
It is not a light read but it is a good one!
David Coleman, Multimedia Information and Technology, February 2001
excellent book
New Scientist 30/9/00
a good read
Glasgow Herald, 22/9/00
Gareth Price
It is not a light read but it is a good one!
David Coleman, Multimedia Information and Technology, February 2001
excellent book
New Scientist 30/9/00
a good read
Glasgow Herald, 22/9/00