Product Details

• Published on: 2001-10
• Original language: English
• Binding: Library Binding
• 48 pages

From School Library Journal
Grade 4-7-Introductory biographies of two computer geniuses. Both begin by placing the subjects in their historical and cultural milieus and include interesting anecdotes. Berners-Lee comes across as a humble man who changed our lives when he developed the World Wide Web. However, he has not accumulated great personal wealth from his seminal work. Gaines uses many quotes from her subject's book, Weaving the Web (Harper, 1999). Her title is similar in scope to Melissa Stewart's Tim Berners-Lee: Inventor of the World Wide Web (Ferguson, 2001). Riddle and Whiting describe Wozniak's successes as well as the challenges he faced after he cofounded Apple Computer. He has used his great wealth to give back to the community through philanthropy and teaching in elementary schools. The book is less detailed than Martha Kendall's Steve Wozniak (Highland, 2000). Both volumes define new words in reader-friendly terms within the text. Black-and-white captioned photos appear throughout. Useful for reports.
Sandra L. Doggett, Urbana High School, Ijamsville, MD
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author
John Riddle has been a freelance author and writer for the past 30 years. His byline has appeared in The Washington Post; The New York Times; Boston magazine, and dozens of other publications. He has written for over 100 Web sites and has just completed a biography of Billy Graham for Greenwood Publishing.

He is also a sought-after speaker at writing conferences around the country.