A Brief History of the Future: From Radio Days to Internet Years in a Lifetime

Al Gore’s infamous claim that he invented the Internet is more widely known than the names of the scientists and engineers who really made it happen. Despite its profound impact on just about everything, the Internet’s origins simply aren’t common knowledge.

John Naughton sets out to remedy that by giving the largely anonymous “boys in the back room” credit for what they did. He chronicles the … [ Read more ]