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Network revolutions of the past have shaped the present and set the stage for the revolution we are experiencing today. In an era of seemingly instant change, it's easy to think that today's revolutions--in communications, business, and many areas of daily life--are unprecedented. Today�...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wheeler, Tom, 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Computer networks.
Telegraph > History.
Railroads > History.
Printing > History.
Technology and civilization.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • part I. Perspective. Connections have consequences
  • part II. Predicates. The original information revolution
  • The first high-speed network and the death of distance
  • The first electronic network and the end of time
  • part III. The road to revolution. Computing engines
  • Connected computing
  • The planet's most powerful and pervasive platform
  • part IV. Our turn
  • The history we are making
  • Connecting forward.

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