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9780425171691

The Victorian Internet

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  • ISBN13:

    9780425171691

  • ISBN10:

    0425171698

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-10-15
  • Publisher: Berkley Trade

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Summary

The invention of the telegraph and the "online" pioneers who ensured the communications revolution.

Author Biography

Tom Standage is a journalist who has written about science and technology for many newspapers and magazines, including The Guardian, The Independent, and Wired. Former deputy editor of the technology section of The Daily Telegraph, he is now a science writer at The Economist in London

Table of Contents

Prefacep. vii
The Mother of All Networksp. 1
Strange, Fierce Firep. 22
Electric Skepticsp. 41
The Thrill Electricp. 57
Wiring the Worldp. 74
Steam-Powered Messagesp. 92
Codes, Hackers, and Cheatsp. 105
Love over the Wiresp. 127
War and Peace in the Global Villagep. 145
Information Overloadp. 164
Decline and Fallp. 181
The Legacy of the Telegraphp. 201
Epiloguep. 212
Sourcesp. 214
Acknowledgmentsp. 218
Indexp. 219
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