{"product_id":"the-victorian-internet-by-tom-standage","title":"The Victorian Internet by Tom Standage [Rare book]","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Victorian Internet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTom Standage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a popular\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehistory book that\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etells the story\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etelegraph\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe revolutionary communication\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etechnology of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e19th century. Standage\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecompares the development\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the telegraph\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith the rise\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the modern\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eInternet. He explains\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehow the telegraph\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emade it possible\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto send messages\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003equickly across long\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edistances, dramatically\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003echanging\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebusiness, journalism, politics, and personal communication. The book also\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edescribes the people\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewho developed and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epromoted\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe technology, especially\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSamuel Morse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand other pioneers. Through this comparison, Standage shows that\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emany issues associated\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith the Internet\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etoday—such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erapid communication, online\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecommunities, technological\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexcitement, misinformation, and new\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eforms of crime—also existed during\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe age of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe telegraph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTom Standage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a British\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ejournalist, author, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etechnology writer. He\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis known for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecombining\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehistory, technology, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epopular culture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein an engaging\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand easy-to-understand style. He\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas written several\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebooks that examine\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehow technology has\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einfluenced society.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Victorian Internet\u003c\/em\u003e, Standage uses historical\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eevents and interesting\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estories to explain\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe development\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the telegraph\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand its similarities\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto today's Internet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Best of used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":50330709754113,"sku":null,"price":399.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/files\/81CiIFq1j8L._SY466__1.jpg?v=1789458493","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/the-victorian-internet-by-tom-standage","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}