Here are a few suggestions for further reading. Most
of these books were consulted in the creation of this website. You
may purchase these books from Amazon.com by clicking on the titles.
Wizards Stay Up Late : The Origins of the Internet
by Katie Hafner and Matt Lyon
This is my favorite general history of the Internet. If you only read
1 book about the creation of the Internet this should probably be
by Janet Abbate
Another good general history of the Internet.
the Web: The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide
by Tim Berners-Lee
This book is about how the World Wide Web developed from the Internet
written by the man who made it happen.
of the Web: 1,000 Days that Built the Future of Business
by Robert H. Reid
Reid explores the business aspects of the World Wide Web
2.0.1 : A Brief History of the Internet
by Stephen Segaller
Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet presents the development
of the Web as a product of colliding, dualistic forces: the individuality
of the personal computer and the universality of a global network.
Frontier : Vannevar Bush, Engineer of the American Century
by G. Pascal Zachary
This is an excellent biography of Vannevar Bush. It is a must-read
for those interested in Internet history.
Memex to Hypertext: Vannevar Bush and the Mind's Machine
by James Nyce (editor)
This book includes Vannevar Bush's writings on his Memex and essays
by technology historians.
: Douglas Engelbart, Coevolution, and the Origins of Personal Computing
by Thierry Bardini
Engelbart's work and his vision for a human-computer interface is
considered in its historical context.
the Net: From ARPANET to INTERNET and Beyond
by Peter H. Salus