
Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet (Paperback)
Katie Hafner (author), Matthew Lyon (author)
£9.99
Paperback
304 Pages
Published: 21/01/1998
Published: 21/01/1998
In the 1960s, when computers were regarded as giant calculators, J.C.R. Licklider at MIT saw them as the ultimate communication device. With Defence Department funds, he and a band of computer whizzes began work on a nationwide network of computers. This is an account of their daring adventure.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 9780684832678
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 299 g
Dimensions: 213 x 135 x 20 mm
Edition: Touchstone ed
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