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Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet Katie Hafner Touchstone edition
Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet
Katie Hafner
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.
304 pages, 8pp b&w halftones
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | January 21, 1998 |
| ISBN13 | 9780684832678 |
| Publishers | Simon & Schuster |
| Pages | 304 |
| Dimensions | 135 × 213 × 20 mm · 272 g |
| Language | English |
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