Bibliograph

The Internet is not what you think it is, a history, a philosophy, a warning, Justin E.H. Smith

Type

Label

The Internet is not what you think it is, a history, a philosophy, a warning, Justin E.H. Smith

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-189) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Internet is not what you think it is

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1269618661

Responsibility statement

Justin E.H. Smith

Sub title

a history, a philosophy, a warning

Summary

A history of the Internet, uncovering its origins in nature and centuries-old dreams of improving the quality of human life by creating thinking machines and allowing for communication across vast distances. Looks at what the Internet is, where it came from, and where it might be taking us

Table Of Contents

A sudden acceleration -- The ecology of the Internet -- The reckoning engine and the thinking machine -- "How closely woven the web?" : the Internet as loom -- A window on the world

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