Overview

In A History of the Internet, Johnny Ryan explores the development of the internet from its invention in the 1960s to its modern-day success. He presents a fascinating and accessible history of this revolutionary technology and explores its impact on the role of the individual within this networked world. Though we have so quickly come to take the ubiquity of the internet for granted – from our laptops to our smart phones, we are always connected – this book celebrates just how fantastic and innovative the invention truly was and still is.

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'Both an enormously useful work and a great read. Read it and understand what has made the Internet different.'- Professor Tim Wu, Columbia Law School 'Thanks to the proliferation of cloud services, ubiquitous, low-cost bandwidth, and new devices like smartphones and the iPad, there are fewer obstacles to innovation than ever before. In the next decade, the 'office' need not be much more than an Internet connection. Johnny Ryan takes us through the history of the Internet to demonstrate how it has changed everything. But that's not all; he also identifies what's to come in the future. We are in a new era of transformation that has been powered by the Internet. Understanding the trends driving this revolution is pivotal to success. Consider this book your road map to getting there.' - Marc Benioff, Chairman and CEO of www.salesforce.com 'Johnny Ryan has admirably captured the sweep of the Internet's development from its earliest days, showing us how its profound impact is in part an accident of history, a phenomenon whose most interesting and liberating aspects could fade without reinforcement of its core values.' - Professor Jonathan Zittrain, Professor of Law, Harvard Law School and Kennedy School; Professor of Computer Science, Harvard SEAS; Author, The Future of the Internet - And How to Stop It

""The WikiLeaks saga may have drawn us into new, and scary, galaxies of cyberspace, but this survey of the online story so far offers a handy catch-up that will prove a boon to geeks and dabblers alike."" - I (The Independent) ""an engrossing, well-written account of the Internets founding and the backstory of the underlying protocols and plumbing, which draws on that rich history to make predictions about the nets future."" - Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing ""contains an unexpected, but most welcome surprise: stories. Amidst the RANDs and ARPANETs, the dates and somewhat dry details, and the numerous footnotes (the book is about as well-researched as any Ive read), Ryan weaves in stories. These stories are what make this such a wonderful read . . . a thoughtful book that is well researched and well written. The stories and historical references add color and life to the text and help show important cultural connections between todays digital age and earlier times."" - popmatters.com ""Both an enormously useful work and a great read. Read it and understand what has made the Internet different."" - Professor Tim Wu, Columbia Law School ""Thanks to the proliferation of cloud services, ubiquitous, low-cost bandwidth, and new devices like smartphones and the iPad, there are fewer obstacles to innovation than ever before. In the next decade, the office need not be much more than an Internet connection. Johnny Ryan takes us through the history of the Internet to demonstrate how it has changed everything. But thats not all he also identifies what&#39s to come in the future. We are in a new era of transformation that has been powered by the Internet. Understanding the trends driving this revolution is pivotal to success. Consider this book your road map to getting there."" - Marc Benioff, Chairman and CEO of salesforce.com ""Johnny Ryan has admirably captured the sweep of the Internets development from its earliest days, showing us how its profound impact is in part an accident of history, a phenomenon whose most interesting and liberating aspects could fade without reinforcement of its core values."" - Professor Jonathan Zittrain, Professor of Law, Harvard Law School and Kennedy School Professor of Computer Science, Harvard SEAS Author, The Future of the Internet And How to Stop It

Author Information

Johnny Ryan is Senior Researcher at the Institute of International and European Affairs, Dublin, where he leads the Digital Future programme. To read Johnny Ryan’s blog please click here.

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