This Is for Everyone

Tim Berners-Lee stands tall among our greatest inventors, making history not just because of the World Wide Web he pioneered but because he made it available free to everyone. Not only that, but his story of creativity continues: his Solid project seeks to put the control of technology where it should and must be – in the hands of the peopleGordon Brown, former prime minister of the United Kingdom

This Is for Everyone takes us on a journey with this incredibly important man and his work as a visionary. Full of warmth and humanity, he is on a mission to fight for the integrity of the web, determined that his living, evolving creation will bring us all together in harmonyKate Bush, human

The World Wide Web is only thirty-six years old, but we already take it for granted. However, it did not happen by accident – first it had to be designed by someone. That someone is Tim Berners-Lee, and in This Is for Everyone he describes its creation. It is a great story, and the narrative is full of insights into the world of science and makes for compulsive readingLord Norman Foster

This Is for Everyone is more than just an autobiography. This book is an insightful recounting of the development of the World Wide Web and a profound declaration on how humanity should remain at the centre of technology as we move forwards in the twenty-first centuryAl Gore, former US vice president