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Tim Berners-Lee and the Development of the World Wide Web (Unlocking the Secrets of Science) by Ann Gaines, Ann G. Gaines
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Grade 4-7-Introductory biographies of two computer geniuses. Both begin by placing the subjects in their
historical and cultural milieus and include interesting anecdotes. Berners-Lee comes across as a humble man
who changed our lives when he developed the
World Wide Web
. However, he has not accumulated great personal
wealth from his seminal work. Gaines uses many quotes from her subject's book, Weaving the Web (Harper, 1999).
Her title is similar in scope to Melissa Stewart's Tim Berners-Lee: Inventor of the World Wide Web (Ferguson,
2001). Riddle and Whiting describe Wozniak's successes as well as the challenges he faced after he cofounded
Apple Computer. He has used his great wealth to give back to the community through philanthropy and teaching
in elementary schools. The book is less detailed than Martha Kendall's Steve Wozniak (Highland, 2000). Both
volumes define new words in reader-friendly terms within the text. Black-and-white captioned photos appear
throughout. Useful for reports.
Sandra L. Doggett, Urbana High School, Ijamsville, MD
Copyright
2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Product Description:
In three months in the fall of
1989, Berners-Lee used the Internet, a discarded defensive weapon of the United States government and its
system of sending information over telephone lines, and invented the
World Wide Web
. Today the World Wide Web
exists in every country, reaching tens of millions of homes around the world. People have become friends with
other people they will never visit because of it. People conduct business and do shopping without ever leaving
their homes. Someday soon elections might be held on it. Every year, it seems, humans find new and better ways
to communicate through it.
Berners-Lee remains humble today about his achievement, which he gave
away to the world.
"I pieced it together as I pursued my regular work and personal life," he
explains in his book Weaving the Web. "But many other people, most of them unknown, contributed essential
ingredients, in much the same almost random fashion. A group of individuals holding a common dream and working
together at a distance brought about a great change.
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