The Book Prize Index

A Brief History of the Future

John Naughton

Offers a portrait of the engineers and scientists who created the Internet and explains the ideas and values that drove them, celebrating vision, altruism, and ingenuity and the power of ideas to change the world. Includes a glossary. The author is an academic and a journalist who teaches at Open University. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

TechnologyTechnology · medium confidenceTechnology81 signalsLlm Classifier: Technology -> TechnologyKeyword Classifier: Biography -> BiographyKeyword Classifier: Journalism & Reportage -> Journalism & ReportageScience & DiscoveryTechnology, Computing & AIMedia, Journalism & Public OpinionIntellectual History & Ideas

Award History

0 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Royal Society Science Book PrizeMajor2000ShortlistSecondary source
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  2. 02 Central places

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  3. 03 Suggested argument

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  4. 04 Reading orientation

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