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The Victorian internet: the remarkable story of the telegraph and the nentienth century's on-line pioneers / Tom Standage.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Walker and Co., cop. 1998.Description: ix, 227 pages : ilustrations ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0802713424
  • 9780802713421
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 384.109
LOC classification:
  • TK 5115 S785v 1998
Contents:
The mother of all networks -- Strange, fierce fire -- Electric skeptics -- The thrill electric -- Wiring the world -- Steam-powered messages -- Codes, hackers, and cheats -- Love over the wires -- War and peace in the global village -- Information overload -- Decline and fall -- The legacy of the telegraph.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Colección de Tecnología Humanidades (4to. Piso) TK 5115 S785v 1998 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000092771

The mother of all networks -- Strange, fierce fire -- Electric skeptics -- The thrill electric -- Wiring the world -- Steam-powered messages -- Codes, hackers, and cheats -- Love over the wires -- War and peace in the global village -- Information overload -- Decline and fall -- The legacy of the telegraph.

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