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| Author | Tom Standage |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Walker & Company |
Publication date | September 1998 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print, ebook |
| Pages | 227 pages |
| ISBN | 0802713424 |
The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-Line Pioneers is a 1998 book by Tom Standage.[1] The book was first published in September 1998 through Walker & Company and discusses the development and uses of the electric telegraph during the second half of the 19th century and some of the similarities the telegraph shared with the Internet of the late 20th century.[2]
The central thesis of the book argues that of these two technologies, it was the telegraph that was the more significant, since the ability to communicate globally at all in real-time was a qualitative shift, while according to Standage the change brought on by the modern Internet was merely a quantitative shift.[3]
- ^ Weise, Elizabeth (Oct 7, 1998). "The telegraph, the Internet: Here we go again Author chronicles amazing resemblance in technological history". USA Today. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ Walton, David (1998-12-13). "Telegraph was The Victorian Internet, indeed Tom Standage's book reveals how the invention brought remarkable changes in 19th century". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ "Victorian Internet". NPR. October 19, 1999. Retrieved 8 June 2013.