Internet Pioneers: The Cyber-Elite (Collective Biographies)

French, Laura

ISBN 10: 0766015408 ISBN 13: 9780766015401

Publisher: Enslow Pub Inc, 2001

Synopsis

-- Each book presents ten short biographies of important people for the price of a single volume.
-- This series includes books that are organized around interesting themes, highlight possible career choices, and include women and minorities.

About this title

From School Library Journal

Gr 5-9-A look at 10 technology innovators and entrepreneurs who have contributed to the development and penetration of the Internet. Some of the individuals never finished college and others have doctoral degrees, but each had an idea that they were able to bring to fruition and most made oodles of money in the process. They range from Larry Ellison, who founded Oracle, to Jeff Bezos, who started Amazon, and Esther Dyson, who edits the industry newsletter Release 1.0 and serves as chairperson of the Electronic Frontiers Foundation. Each 8- to 10-page entry includes anecdotes about the person's childhood, education, and innovations in business. Although successes are covered, French does mention setbacks and comebacks. Black-and-white photos help readers visualize the people described. The writing is accessible to reluctant readers and students should be able to identify many of the products described such as Yahoo, Intel, AOL, and Apple. A well-organized, interesting, and informative addition.

Sandra L. Doggett, Urbana High School, Ijamsville, MD

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Enslow Pub Inc
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0766015408
• ISBN 13: 9780766015401
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 112