The History of the Internet in Byte-Sized Chunks

Chris Stokel-Walker

• Publisher: Michael O'Mara
• Year: 2023
• Topic: Computer Science
• eBook ISBN:
  9781789295603
• Subtopic: Computer Science General
• Index: Computer Science

The internet is everywhere. But how did it start? How has it changed? And what will it look like in the future? No development in human history has changed the world as radically, or as quickly, as the advent of the internet. There's almost no aspect of 21st-century life that it hasn't shaped or fundamentally altered, for better or for worse. But the history of the internet is longer than you might think. Its foundations stretch as far back as the 1960s, decades before it would become an accessible and inescapable part of everyday life.In this new entry in the bestselling Bite-Sized Chunks series, author and journalist Chris Stokel-Walker traces the internet from its (relatively) humble beginnings to the ubiquitous force that exists today, from email and dial-up to social media and the metaverse. Breaking down complex concepts around how the world wide web works, how it has changed over time, and the effects it has had on the world as we know it, as well as explaining key terminology and spotlighting important figures, The History of the Internet in Byte-Sized Chunks explains everything you need to know about this era-defining technology in short, easy-to-digest chapters.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Dedication
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction: A Day in the Life of the Internet
• Chapter 1: The Creation of the Internet
• Chapter 2: Web 1.0
• Chapter 3: Web 2.0
• Chapter 4: Who Controls the Global Internet?
• Chapter 5: How Web 2.0 and the Internet Have Shaped Us
• Chapter 6: Web3 and the Future of the Internet
• Acknowledgements
• Picture Credits
• Index