false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170392910m/52853.jpg 52853 6 Imagine an almost instantaneous communication system that would allow people and governments all over the world to send and receive messages about politics, war, illness, and family events. The government has tried and failed to control it, and its revolutionary nature is trumpeted loudly by its backers. The Internet? Nope, the humble telegraph fit this bill way back in the 1800s. The parallels between the now-ubiquitous Internet and the telegraph are amazing, offering insight into the ways new technologies can change the very fabric of society within a single generation. In <I>The Victorian Internet</I>, Tom Standage examines the history of the telegraph, beginning with a horrifically funny story of a mile-long line of monks holding a wire and getting simultaneous shocks in the interest of investigating electricity, and ending with the advent of the telephone. All the early "online" pioneers are here: Samuel Morse, Thomas Edison, and a seemingly endless parade of code-makers, entrepreneurs, and spies who helped ensure the success of this communications revolution. Fans of <I>Longitude</I> will enjoy another story of the human side of dramatic technological developments, complete with personal rivalry, vicious competition, and agonizing failures. <I>--Therese Littleton</I> 51545 1998 The Victorian Internet total:180|5:0|4:1|3:4|2:1|1:0| 180 671 378 39 3 0 false false Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 08:07:01 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 08:43:44 -0700 2009
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However, it's gimmicky and while I realize that you're not going to find footnotes in this type of book, I finished feeling skeptical enough about a lot of hi...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=52853