Tim Berners-Lee (Ferguson Career Biographies) [Library Binding]

Melissa Stewart (Author), Ferguson (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Gr 4-7-Stewart posits that Berners-Lee's invention has had as important an impact on society as Gutenberg's movable type in the 1400s. His parents worked on the Ferranti Mark I, the first general-purpose computer built for commercial use. She goes on to describe other early influences on the inventor. After he graduated from Oxford University in 1976, he soon became a consultant at CERN, a famous Physics lab in Switzerland. He not only developed the Web, but also the browser, server, HTML, etc. The text explains how the Web has continued to evolve and impact society. The book closes with a time line; information on how to become a computer programmer, including a description of the job, educational requirements, employment opportunities, etc. Black-and-white photos of average quality illustrate the places and people mentioned in the text. This interesting combination of biography and career guide should have strong appeal for students.

Sandra L. Doggett, Urbana High School, Ijamsville, MD

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Library Binding: 128 pages
• Publisher: Ferguson Publishing Company (January 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 089434367X
• ISBN-13: 978-0894343674
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,603,316 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #54 in Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Inventions & Inventors

More About the Author

Melissa Stewart has written more than 100 science books for young readers. While gathering information for her books, Melissa has hiked in tropical rain forests, gone on safari in Africa, and swum with sea lions in the Galapagos Islands. She can't imagine any better job! Visit Melissa's website at www.melissa-stewart.com or track her at twitter.com/mstewartscience.

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very good as the first introduction of WWW history, January 31, 2010

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Martin Hassman (Prague, Czech Republic) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tim Berners-Lee (Ferguson Career Biographies) (Library Binding)

It's biography. But rather biography of the World Wide Web itself than biography of Tim Berners-Lee. Contains description of circumstances how the Web was born and its early history.

There are other books about the World Wide Web creation, that are larger and with more details. This book is short, but simple and clear even for people who are not historian or computer expert. Very good as the first introduction of WWW history.

There are some small errors in technical parts: author mistook server scripting language for client-side scripting language and example of HTML, the basic part of the Web, was badly printed, so it is completely unreadable.

4.0 out of 5 stars Biography and Career Book All in One, July 26, 2001

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Sandra L. Doggett - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tim Berners-Lee (Ferguson Career Biographies) (Library Binding)

Stewart says that Tim Berners-Lee invention had as big an impact on our society as Gutenberg's printing press did in the fifteenth century. Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web and all the components that make it work including: servers, browser, URL addressing, hypertext, HTML and HTTP. His early life, education, challenges and professional acheivements are all outlined. The end of the book explains how students today can become computer programmers. The simple text clearly explains complex concepts to beginners. Black and white photos enhance the text. Should be of high interest to students age 9-12 who are interested in making computers their career.