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The Rest Is HistorySeptember 6, 2021
93. Silicon Valley Part 1
About This Episode
Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland are joined by tech pioneer Marc Andreessen. Has the internet been the most important force in modern history? In part one of this two part series they look at how the internet developed out of military technology, whether early developers knew they were changing the world, and why business initially built a ‘wall of scepticism’ around the possibilities of the World Wide Web. *The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*: Tom and Dominic are back on tour this autumn! See them live in London, New Zealand, and Australia! Buy your tickets here: restishistorypod.com Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook
Book Mentions
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Books Mentioned
The Big Spore
Michael Malone
“The speaker recommends Michael Malone's book, The Big Spore, which was just reissued by Stripe Press, and encourages everyone to read it.”
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Neuromancer
William Gibson
“The speaker recalls being shown a copy of 'Neuromancer' in 1989, which described cyberspace and influenced their perception of the Internet's future.”
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