| Title | : | History of the Internet: A Chronology, 1843 to the Present |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.62 (930 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1576071189 |
| Format Type | : | Library Binding |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 1999-04-01 |
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A substantive chronology of the different eras in Internet development, from the birth of the telephone and the first modem to the latest microchip refinement and the mouse.• A substantive chronology is broken into chapters that focus on the different eras in Internet development, from the birth of the telephone to the latest microchip refinement; from the first modem to the innovation of the mouse• Includes sidebars, special features, and numerous illustrations that highlight important material
Editorial : From Booklist This work presents a readable history of perhaps the biggest technological phenomena of this century. The intent, according to the preface, is to weave "together the many strands that make up the history of the Internet: technological, military, educational, corporate, and civilian." The chronology is current through the November 1998 announcement of America Online's plan to purchase Netscape. (To satisfy the curious, the year 1843 saw the publication of Ada Lovelace's Sketch of the Analytical Engine, a work that helped publicize Charles Babbage's ideas.)Each of the first seven chronologically arranged chapters opens with five or six pages giving a descriptive overview of the span of years covered within that chapter, the work features year-by-year entries of key events. The descriptions are quite detailed compared to most chronologies, typically ranging from two hundred to more than eight hundred words per event. Because of the intertwining of the Internet with co
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