It's our great pleasure to be welcoming Tim Berners-Lee to the Assembly Rooms on George Street to celebrate the Edinburgh launch of his groundbreaking memoir, This is For Everyone. It's an essential read for understanding our times and a bold manifesto for advancing humanity’s future. Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, will discuss the book during this 'in conversation' event.
Doors due to open at 6.45pm. Books for Book & Ticket options will be available to collect at the venue on the night. This event will take place at the Assembly Rooms on George Street.
About This is For Everyone:
The groundbreaking memoir from the inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee. This is the story of our modern age. The most influential inventor of the modern world, Sir Tim Berners-Lee is a different kind of visionary.
Born in the same year as Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, Berners-Lee famously shared his invention, the World Wide Web, for no commercial reward. Its widespread adoption changed everything, transforming humanity into the first digital species. Through the web, we live, work, dream and connect.
In this intimate memoir, Berners-Lee tells the story of his iconic invention, exploring how it launched a new era of creativity and collaboration while unleashing a commercial race that today imperils democracies and polarizes public debate. As the rapid development of artificial intelligence heralds a new era of innovation, Berners-Lee provides the perfect guide to the crucial decisions ahead – and a gripping, in-the-room account of the rise of the online world. Filled with Sir Tim's characteristic optimism, technical insight and wry humour, this is a book about the power of technology – both to fuel our worst instincts and to profoundly shape our lives for the better.
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