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Digital universe : the global telecommunication revolution / Peter B. Seel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Seel, Peter Benjamin, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Telecommunication--History.
- Telecommunication.
- History.
- Digital electronics--History.
- Digital electronics.
- Computers--History.
- Computers.
- Information technology--History.
- Information technology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 276 pages) : illustrations, portraits
- Place of Publication:
- Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
- System Details:
- text file
- 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:
- pt. 1. Introduction and framing
- part 2. Internet and web history
- part 3. Telecommunication and media convergence
- part 4. Internet control, cyberculture, and dystopian views
- part 5. New communication technologies and the future.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2012. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
- OCLC:
- 776492342
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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