
How the Internet Happened
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Narrated by:
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Timothy Andrés Pabon
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By:
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Brian McCullough
Tech guru Brian McCullough delivers a rollicking history of the Internet, why it exploded, and how it changed everything.
The Internet was never intended for you, opines Brian McCullough in this lively narrative of an era that utterly transformed everything we thought we knew about technology. In How the Internet Happened, he chronicles the whole fascinating story for the first time, beginning in a dusty Illinois basement in 1993, when a group of college kids set off a once-in-an-epoch revolution with what would become the first "dotcom".
Depicting the lives of now-famous innovators like Netscape's Marc Andreessen and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, McCullough also reveals surprising quirks and unknown tales as he tracks both the technology and the culture around the Internet's rise. Cinematic in detail and unprecedented in scope, the result both enlightens and informs as it draws back the curtain on the new rhythm of disruption and innovation the Internet fostered, and helps to redefine an era that changed every part of our lives.
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One little quirk - the number spoken at the beginning of each chapter is off by one. Or was it Zero based numbering on purpose? (Good one, then!)
A leisurely stroll around the history of the Web
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What an awesome book!
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great bock
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extremely informative and interesting
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So much fun
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The nature of cyber crime means that this book has to delve into some pretty technical details. The author does a fantastic job of explaining how the security breaches occurred, making the causes and effects understandable to all audiences. No small feat.
The author also does a great job of "finding the story". The text is rich with suspense and drama: hackers battle with security firms, CEOs are fired, government leaders point fingers, millions of dollars are stolen, embarrassing emails are made public, and lawyers file suits. Honestly this would make great source material for a Netflix docu-drama or something, it's like Black Mirror, but IRL.
Clearly written and compelling
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An authoritative narrative
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Enjoyed very much.
Must read for anyone seeking a future in tech - Know the history!
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Best book I’ve heard in a while
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