The Internet at 40 - Audio
by The Open University
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Description
2009 is the 40th anniversary of the first computer network - the precursor of the internet - and the 20th anniversary of the brilliant idea that led to the creation of the world wide web. What exactly is the internet, and how does it differ from the world wide web? Who were its pioneers, and what technological surprises has it sprung? This album opens with a specially recorded interview with John Naughton, Professor of the Public Understanding of Technology at The Open University and author of 'A brief history of the future - the origins of the internet'. He explores some of the key moments in the short but spectacular history of an extraordinary phenomenon, the people who made them happen, and some of the problems that have emerged. The album also features archive interviews with Tim Berners-Lee, Vint Cerf, Donald Davies and other pioneers of the internet age, recorded in the late 1990s. The album is completed by a newly recorded interview with Rodney Harrison, lecturer in Heritage Studies at The Open University, in which he talks about his research into Second Life: Cyber-Archaeologies, Heritage and Virtual Communities. The interviews are presented by radio journalist Penny Boreham.
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The Internet at 40 | A short introduction to this album. | 2/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Transcript -- The Internet at 40 | A short introduction to this album. | 2/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A brief history of the future | Professor John Naughton of The Open University reveals some of the key players in the history of the internet, and explores some of the surprises it has sprung. | 4/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Transcript -- A brief history of the future | Professor John Naughton of The Open University reveals some of the key players in the history of the internet, and explores some of the surprises it has sprung. | 4/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pioneers: Vint Cerf | Vint Cerf, often known as 'the father of the internet' talks about the early days of internet development and the ten years it took to get from an idea on the back of an envelope to a fully functional system. | 4/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Transcript -- Pioneers: Vint Cerf | Vint Cerf, often known as 'the father of the internet' talks about the early days of internet development and the ten years it took to get from an idea on the back of an envelope to a fully functional system. | 4/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pioneers: Donald Davies | Donald Davies, a British pioneer of the early internet, explain his key contribution to internet technology - chopping data into small packets that could be transmitted across the netwrok and recombined at the other end. | 4/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Transcript -- Pioneers: Donald Davies | Donald Davies, a British pioneer of the early internet, explain his key contribution to internet technology - chopping data into small packets that could be transmitted across the netwrok and recombined at the other end. | 4/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pioneers: Tim Berners-Lee | Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, talks about where the idea came from and some of the challenges that had to be met in turning his dream into reality. | 4/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | Transcript -- Pioneers: Tim Berners-Lee | Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, talks about where the idea came from and some of the challenges that had to be met in turning his dream into reality. | 4/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pioneers: Ray Tomlinson | Email pioneer Ray Tomlinson talks about about the first mail programme and the origins of the @ symbol. | 4/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | Transcript -- Pioneers: Ray Tomlinson | Email pioneer Ray Tomlinson talks about about the first mail programme and the origins of the @ symbol. | 4/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pioneers: David Filo and Jerry Yang | The founders of Yahoo talk about how they got started and how their browser and search engine developed to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the internet | 4/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | Transcript -- Pioneers: David Filo and Jerry Yang | The founders of Yahoo talk about how they got started and how their browser and search engine developed to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the internet | 4/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pioneers: Weld Pond and Mudge | Two founding members of the Lopht talk about their motivation for finding flaws in commercial software, and why hackers like them should be considered on the side of good rather than the side of evil. | 4/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | Transcript -- Pioneers: Weld Pond and Mudge | Two founding members of the Lopht talk about their motivation for finding flaws in commercial software, and why hackers like them should be considered on the side of good rather than the side of evil. | 4/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pioneers: Shawn Fanning | Professor John Naughton of The Open University reveals how how a bright disaffected teenager took the music industry by surprise with a file sharing service called Napster. | 4/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | Transcript -- Pioneers: Shawn Fanning | Professor John Naughton of The Open University reveals how how a bright disaffected teenager took the music industry by surprise with a file sharing service called Napster. | 4/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Excavating the internet | Rodney Harrison, lecturer in heritage studies of The Open University, explains why he is doing archaeological research into Second Life, and what he has uncovered so far. | 4/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | Transcript -- Excavating the internet | Rodney Harrison, lecturer in heritage studies of The Open University, explains why he is doing archaeological research into Second Life, and what he has uncovered so far. | 4/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 20 Episodes |
