The History of the Internet in Byte-Sized Chunks

Summary:

The internet is everywhere. But how did it start? How has it changed? And what will it look like in the future?

No development in human history has changed the world as radically, or as quickly, as the advent of the internet. There’s almost no aspect of 21st-century life that it hasn’t shaped or fundamentally altered, for better or for worse. But the history of the internet is longer than you might think. Its foundations stretch as far back as the 1960s, decades before it would become an accessible and inescapable part of everyday life.

In this new entry in the bestselling Bite-Sized Chunks series, author and journalist Chris Stokel-Walker traces the internet from its (relatively) humble beginnings to the ubiquitous force that exists today, from email and dial-up to social media and the metaverse.

Breaking down complex concepts around how the world wide web works, how it has changed over time, and the effects it has had on the world as we know it, as well as explaining key terminology and spotlighting important figures, The History of the Internet in Byte-Sized Chunks explains everything you need to know about this era-defining technology in short, easy-to-digest chapters.

Sales points:

An accessible, entertaining and expertly written history of the most important invention of the last century: the internet.
A new entry in our bestselling Bite-Sized Chunks series, which includes The History of the World in Bite-sized Chunks (over 300k copies sold worldwide), World Mythology in Bite-sized Chunks (over 160k copies sold worldwide) and The History of Science in Bite-sized Chunks (over 50k copies sold worldwide).
Almost no books out there on this topic aimed at a mass market – uniquely pitched.
Chris Stokel-Walker is an author and journalist specializing in technology and digital culture. He has written for some of the world’s leading publications, including The New York Times, the Guardian, WIRED and more. He is available for publicity.

Sales points:

An accessible, entertaining and expertly written history of the most important invention of the last century: the internet.
A new entry in our bestselling Bite-Sized C hunks series, which includes World Mythology in Bite-sized Chunks (161,000 copies sold worldwide), The History of the World in Bite-sized Chunks (300,000 copies sold worldwide) and The History of Europe in Bite-sized Chunks (34,000 copies sold worldwide).
Almost no books out there on this topic aimed at a mass market – uniquely pitched.
Chris Stokel-Walker is an author and journalist specializing in technology and digital culture. He has written for some of the world’s leading publications, including The New York Times, the Guardian, WIRED and more. He is available for publicity.

Sales points:

An accessible, entertaining and expertly written history of the most important invention of the last century: the internet.
A new entry in our bestselling Bite-Sized Chunks series, which includes The History of the World in Bite-sized Chunks (over 300k copies sold worldwide), World Mythology in Bite-sized Chunks (over 160k copies sold worldwide) and The History of Science in Bite-sized Chunks (over 50k copies sold worldwide).
Almost no books out there on this topic aimed at a mass market – uniquely pitched.
Chris Stokel-Walker is an author and journalist specializing in technology and digital culture. He has written for some of the world’s leading publications, including The New York Times, the Guardian, WIRED and more. He is available for publicity.