The Victorian Internet

Tom Standage is the former science correspondent/technology editor and current business at the ECONOMIST magazine.He is the author of Writing on the Wall: Social Media-The First 2000 Years, the bestseller A History of the World in 6 Glasses, An Edible History of Humanity, The Turk, and The Neptune File, and The Victorian Internet.He is married and lives in Greenwich, London.

出版者:Berkley Trade

作者:Tom Standage

页数:240

出版时间:1999-10-15

价格:USD 14.00

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780425171691

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"A fascinating walk through a pivotal period in human history."--USA Today

For many people, the Internet is the epitome of cutting-edge technology. But in the nineteenth century, the first online communications network was already in place--the telegraph. And at the time, it was just as perplexing, controversial, and revolutionary as the Internet is today.

The Victorian Internet tells the story of the telegraph's creation and remarkable impact, and of the visionaries, oddballs, and eccentrics who pioneered it. With the invention of the telegraph, the world of communications was forever changed. The telegraph gave rise to creative business practices and new forms of crime. Romances blossomed over its wires. And attitudes toward everything from news gathering to war had to be completely rethought. The saga of the telegraph offers many parallels to that of the Internet in our own time, and is a remarkable episode in the history of technology.

* Illustrated throughout

* A masterful, lively blend of science and history, in the bestselling tradition of Longitude

"Fascinating...If you've ever hankered for a perspective on media Net hype, this book is for you."--Wired

"Sparkling."--Forbes

"Essential reading for those caught up in our own information revolution."--Christian Science Monitor

读后感

所谓维多利亚时代的互联网，其实就是电报网。电报在1850年代被发明出来，第二个十年大西洋海底电缆就铺通了，从此全世界被链接为一个整体，伦敦和纽约变得信息无差异，人类传播信息的速度第一次超过了马蹄子。 当时有一种广泛的乐观主义，那就是电报会使得全人类团结起来。然而...  

如今的互联网已经深入到社会生活的方方面面，不可或缺。再难想象没有互联网的生活，甚至一天忘带手机都会让人如坐针毡，像丢了魂儿。互联网带来了便利，当然也带来了烦恼，让人又爱又恨。也许你认为这是当代人的专利，实则不然。其实，早在百年以前，远在维多利亚时代的人们，...  

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