Bibliograph

History of the Internet, a chronology, 1843 to the present, Christos J.P. Moschovitis ... [et al.]

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History of the Internet, a chronology, 1843 to the present, Christos J.P. Moschovitis ... [et al.]

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 282-292) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

History of the Internet

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

40901036

Responsibility statement

Christos J.P. Moschovitis ... [et al.]

Sub title

a chronology, 1843 to the present

Summary

A chronology of telecommunications from Babbage's earliest theories of a "Difference Engine" to the impact of the Internet in 1998 to future trends

Table Of Contents

The prehistory of the Internet: 1843-1956 -- From Sputnik to the ARPAnet: 1957-1969 -- What does a network do?: 1970-1978 -- Because it's there: 1979-1984 -- The wild frontier: 1985-1990 -- The World Wide Wonder: 1991-1994 -- Living on Internet time: 1995-1998 -- Future trends

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