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.
"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
作者斯坦迪奇很善于从普通的事物中探寻历史发展规律,他的《六个瓶子中的历史》、《舌尖上的历史》分别从饮品和食物的视角展现人类社会的发展进步历程,读起来令人耳目一新。 也许是出于营销的考虑,译者为本书加了一个颇具违和感的标题——维多利亚时代的互联网,而实际内容则...
评分 评分是一本非常有趣的书了,讲的虽然是一百多年前的故事,但是几乎和现在的章节可以得到印证。 1、人们对于新技术的态度,狂热地认为可以解决人性的顽疾,最初对于新技术的质疑。 2、随着新技术的普及,使得一部分有特长的人可以专美于前,带来阶级的流动和人口的地理流动。同时基...
评分 评分技术乌托邦的反思。 1.信息。技术带来更多的信息透明性还是更大的欺骗性? 电报时期,信息超载,信息鸿沟已经存在。以电报为基点,思考今日互联网时代存在的问题。理性的思考未来。 人太容易被情绪所裹挟。 未来的互联网如今日的电已经成为基础性设施。 技术的对人发言的影响?...
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