A Waterstones, Observer and Financial Times Book of the Year, 2025The instant Sunday Times bestseller&#39Charming, clever, selfeffacing, interesting and thoughtful&#39 &ndash The Observer&#39Visionary . . . Full of warmth and humanity&#39 &ndash Kate Bush&#39A remarkable book by a remarkable man&#39 &ndash Mail on SundayThe groundbreaking memoir from the inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim BernersLee. This is the story of our modern age.The most influential inventor of the modern world, Sir Tim BernersLee is a different kind of visionary. Born in the same year as Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, BernersLee famously shared his invention, the World Wide Web, for no commercial reward. Its widespread adoption changed everything, transforming humanity into the first digital species. Through the web, we live, work, dream and connect.In this intimate memoir, BernersLee tells the story of his iconic invention, exploring how it launched a new era of creativity and collaboration while unleashing a commercial race that today imperils democracies and polarizes public debate. As the rapid development of artificial intelligence heralds a new era of innovation, BernersLee provides the perfect guide to the crucial decisions ahead &ndash and a gripping, intheroom account of the rise of the online world.Filled with Sir Tim&#39s characteristic optimism, technical insight and wry humour, this is a book about the power of technology &ndash both to fuel our worst instincts and to profoundly...

Binding: Hardcover;400 pages; Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Int Ltd - MDL; Classification: BGTA; Weight: 780 g; Dimensions: 163 x 244 x 39

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