Nerds 2.0.1 is one of my favorite books of all time. Maybe that’s the geek in me, or the history fan, or one who really enjoys a good story, or probably all of the above. That’s why today I’ve written a review of a 23 year old book. That and the fact that the history of the Internet began in very scary times when the future seemed uncertain. Nerds 2.0.1 is a story of hope and overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles. It’s a story that I think many could benefit from here at the beginning of 2021.
Nerds 2.0.1 tells the early history of the Internet. Published in 1998 to accompany a PBS television series, the Internet it describes may not be familiar to those that are constantly connected to life and work via the web today, so don’t expect it to provide useful tips for how to leverage the latest social networks for business success. What it does tell is a story of how persistence, ingenuity, and hard work can overcome the greatest challenges and prove expert skeptics wrong.