Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet

Lyon, Matthew, Hafner, Katie

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.

EAN

9780684832678

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Published

21 January 1998

Pages

304