The Internet started in the s as a way for government researchers to share information. Computers in the '60s were large and immobile and in order to make use of information stored in any one computer, one had to either travel to the site of the computer or have magnetic computer tapes sent through the conventional postal system.
Another catalyst in the formation of the Internet was the heating up of the Cold War. The Soviet Union's launch of the Sputnik satellite spurred the U.
These extraordinary men and women tell us how they went from being geeky, computer obsessed nerds to being 21st-century visionaries in the time it takes most people to get their first promotion.
And, how they made untold billions along the way. The style of the story-telling is up close and personal. With first-hand testimony from the people that matter, we tell a story that has all the excitement of a thriller -- full of battles and back-stabbing, moments of genius and moments of sheer hilarity. You will never surf the net in the same way again. Download is hosted by technology journalist John Heilemann.
He's an edgy, combative, hi-energy New Yorker who never takes anything at face value. He's also a personal friend of most of Silicon Valley's most important characters and he revels in craziness of it all. After all, this is a story in which year-olds become overnight billionaires, create, destroy and re-create more wealth in ten years then human race has ever seen, and still struggle to get a date.
This is the story of an epic battle between America's mightiest corporation and a small group of "computer geeks" who created a revolutionary technology. In a few short years a new and unique way of finding information revolutionized the Web and in the process created one of the largest companies in the US; Google 3 Bubble The dot. In an astonishing journalistic coup, the founders of the Amazon and Ebay, Jeff Bezos and Pierre Omidyar, tell the story of how their business grew from nothing to dominate the global economy and profoundly change the way we live our lives.
And, how they made untold billions along the way. The style of the story-telling is up close and personal. With first-hand testimony from the people that matter, we tell a story that has all the excitement of a thriller -- full of battles and back-stabbing, moments of genius and moments of sheer hilarity. You will never surf the net in the same way again. Download is hosted by technology journalist John Heilemann. Here are the official Discovery Channel descriptions of the episodes:.
If you can't watch it at that time, take a look at the Science Channel's schedule for airing the Download series. The sooner the better. He's co-author of the book, Follow the Geeks. Here are the official Discovery Channel descriptions of the episodes: Browser Wars - This is the story of an epic battle between America's mightiest corporation and a small group of "computer geeks" who created a revolutionary technology. Search - In a few short years, a new and unique way of finding information revolutionized the Web.
In the process, Google grew into one of the largest companies in the United States.
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