How the Web Was Born: The Story of the World Wide Web Paperback - 2000
by James Gillies; Robert Cailliau
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Two Web insiders who were employees of CERN in Geneva, where the Web was developed, tell how the idea for the World Wide Web came about, how it was developed, and how it was eventually handed over at no charge for the rest of the world to use. 20 illustrations.
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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 a prominent fixture in 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.
Offering its readers an unprecedented "insider's" perspective, this new book was co-written by two CERN employees--one of whom, Robert Cailliau, was among the Web's pioneers. It tells how the idea for the Web came about at CERN, how it was developed, and how it was eventually handed over at no charge for the rest of the world to use. The first book-length account of the Web's development, How the Web was Born draws upon several interviews with the key players in this amazing story. This compelling and highly topical book is certain to interest all general readers with a taste for the Web or the Internet, as well as students and teachers of computing, technology, and applied science.
Offering its readers an unprecedented "insider's" perspective, this new book was co-written by two CERN employees--one of whom, Robert Cailliau, was among the Web's pioneers. It tells how the idea for the Web came about at CERN, how it was developed, and how it was eventually handed over at no charge for the rest of the world to use. The first book-length account of the Web's development, How the Web was Born draws upon several interviews with the key players in this amazing story. This compelling and highly topical book is certain to interest all general readers with a taste for the Web or the Internet, as well as students and teachers of computing, technology, and applied science.
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- Title How the Web Was Born: The Story of the World Wide Web
- Author James Gillies; Robert Cailliau
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st Edition
- Pages 392
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, Oxford
- Date 2000-01
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780192862075 / 0192862073
- Weight 0.94 lbs (0.43 kg)
- Dimensions 7.73 x 5.13 x 0.85 in (19.63 x 13.03 x 2.16 cm)
- Category Computer - Internet
- Library of Congress subjects World Wide Web - History, European Organization for Nuclear Research
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001274436
- Dewey Decimal Code 025.04
About the author
Robert Cailliau is Head of the Web office at CERN. James Gillies is a professional science writer at CERN.
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