Most of us take the Internet for granted, treating it as if it were electricity or running water. But we have little idea how it functions, and would find it hard to explain why it continues to have such a disruptive impact on almost every aspect of our lives.

In from Gutenberg to Zuckerberg, John Naighton provides a clear-sighted account of the way in which the Net has evolved, as well as posing challenging questions about the effect its relentless development will have in all of us in the furure.