The Victorian Internet
Ratings13
Average rating3.8
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Ratings13
Average rating3.8
A new paperback edition of the first book by the bestselling author of A History of the World in 6 Glasses-the fascinating story of the telegraph, the world's first "Internet," which revolutionized the nineteenth century even more than the Internet has the twentieth and twenty first.
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Short, easy-to-read book about the telegraph and how it was a bit like the internet of it's day.
Quick and interesting read. Some really neat history in there.
Interesting book. The parallels between the Victorian telegraph network and modern internet are indeed striking – especially in use and abuse and in how people perceived/perceive the impacts and potential of networking. The characters – the people involved, some well known and others obscure – were in many cases truly characters.
My only (and very minor) complaint is that the book's ‘Afterword' should perhaps be revised again to bring the internet references up to date.
Solid four stars.
