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Digital universe : the global telecommunication revolution.
LIBRA TK5102.2 .S44 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Seel, Peter Benjamin.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Telecommunication--History.
- Telecommunication.
- History.
- Digital electronics--History.
- Digital electronics.
- Computers--History.
- Computers.
- Information technology--History.
- Information technology.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
- Summary:
- Digital Universe traces the evolution of digital information and communication tools used worldwide, from Morse's telegraph to the emergence of mobile phones as personal computers, and their seismic effects on society. Critical perspectives on the diffusion of these technologies are explored, including the "dark side" of the Internet - privacy infringement, censorship, piracy, and the digital divide. New communication technologies such as multiplayer online role-playing games and virtual/augmented realities are also examined.
- This illuminating text introduces readers to important inventors, scientists artists, and critics, offering a unique blend in its discussion of the history and socio-cultural effects of technology, and its examination of the human face of invention and criticism. This is more than a primer on communication and information technologies; it is an empowering tour of the digital universe offering critical observations and new perspectives on mediated human communication and digitally augmented intelligence. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Part I Introduction and Framing 1
- 1 The Digital Universe: A "Quick-Start" Introduction 3
- 2 Thinking About Moore's Law 14
- 3 Critical Perspectives 25
- Part II Internet and Web History 41
- 4 Origins of the Internet 43
- 5 Internet Evolution 64
- 6 The Web 82
- Part III Telecommunication and media Convergence 103
- 7 Telecommunication and the "Flat" World 105
- 8 Digital Media Convergence 127
- Part IV Internet Control, Cgberculture, and Dystopian Views 143
- 9 The Public and Private Internet 145
- 10 Censorship and Global Cyberculture 168
- 11 The Dark Side 186
- Part V New Communication Technologies and the Future 205
- 12 Wired and Wireless Technologies 207
- 13 Virtual and Augmented Worlds 226
- 14 The Future of the Digital Universe 253.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781405153294
- 1405153296
- 9781405153300
- 140515330X
- OCLC:
- 745980418
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