The Internet at 40

A short introduction to this album.

Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.

Professor John Naughton of The Open University reveals some of the key players in the history of the internet, and explores some of the surprises it has sprung.

Transcript -- Professor John Naughton of The Open University reveals some of the key players in the history of the internet, and explores some of the surprises it has sprung.

Vint Cerf, often known as 'the father of the internet' talks about the early days of internet development and the ten years it took to get from an idea on the back of an envelope to a fully functional system.

Transcript -- Vint Cerf, often known as 'the father of the internet' talks about the early days of internet development and the ten years it took to get from an idea on the back of an envelope to a fully functional system.

Donald Davies, a British pioneer of the early internet, explain his key contribution to internet technology - chopping data into small packets that could be transmitted across the netwrok and recombined at the other end.

Transcript -- Donald Davies, a British pioneer of the early internet, explain his key contribution to internet technology - chopping data into small packets that could be transmitted across the netwrok and recombined at the other end.

Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, talks about where the idea came from and some of the challenges that had to be met in turning his dream into reality.

Transcript -- Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, talks about where the idea came from and some of the challenges that had to be met in turning his dream into reality.