Where Wizards Stay Up Late : The Origins of the Internet

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One of Library Journal's picks for Best Sci-Tech Book of the Year. The Washington Post: "Excellent... makes for crackling entertainment... reawakens a sense of wonder in readers jades by too much Internet hype." This is the fascinating, never-before-told story of the young geniuses who created the first electronic network, predecessor of the Internet, the technological marvel that has transformed communications in our time. In the 1960's, when computers were regarded as mere giant calculators, JCR Licklider at MIT saw them as the ultimate communications devices. With Defense Department funds, a band of visionary computer whizzes he inspired began work on a nationwide, interlocking network of computers. Taking readers behind the scenes, Where Wizards Stay Up Late captures the hard work, genius, and happy accidents of their daring, stunningly successful venture. Los Angeles Times: "Important... meticulous... admirably straightforward."

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Considering that the history of the Internet is perhaps better documented internally than any other technological construct, it is remarkable how shadowy its origins have been to most people, including die-hard Net-denizens!

At last, Hafner and Lyon have written a well-researched story of the origins of the Internet substantiated by extensive interviews with its creators who delve into many interesting details such as the controversy surrounding the adoption of our now beloved "@" sign as the separator of usernames and machine addresses. Essential reading for anyone interested in the past -- and the future -- of the Net specifically, and telecommunications generally.

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Katie Hafner is a technology correspondent at ''Newsweek'' and coauthor of ''Cyberpunk: Outlaws and Hackers on the Computer Frontier.'' Matthew Lyon and Katie Hafner are married and live in the San Francisco Bay area.

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  • PublisherSan Val
  • Publication date1853
  • ISBN 10 0613181530
  • ISBN 13 9780613181532
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