Nonfiction · Science & Technology
Printing
Follow printing across East Asia and Europe, from carved blocks to reusable type.
5 chapters · 0 completed chapter reviewsExplore how things came to be
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Internet
Follow experimental networks and shared protocols, then the Web as a service built on that infrastructure.
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Smartphones
Trace phone and computer convergence, touch interfaces, app platforms, network changes and durability rules.
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Artificial intelligence
Trace selected research ideas, task-specific achievements and public encounters with AI.
11 chapters · 11 completed chapter reviewsNonfiction · People
Bill Gates
Explore Microsoft’s beginnings, public leadership, regulatory scrutiny and Gates’s shift toward philanthropy.
10 chapters · 10 completed chapter reviews