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From Gutenberg to Google and on to AI the history of our future

Former FCC chairman Wheeler brings to life the two great network revolutions, the invention of the movable-type printing press and the telegraph. He puts these past revolutions into perspective of today, when rapid changes in networking are upending nearly every aspect of modern life and are laying...

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Main Author: Wheeler, Tom, 1946- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2024.
Edition:Updated edition.
Subjects:
Communication and traffic > History.
Telecommunication systems > History.
Information networks > History.
Technological innovations > History.
Printing presses > History.
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Summary:Former FCC chairman Wheeler brings to life the two great network revolutions, the invention of the movable-type printing press and the telegraph. He puts these past revolutions into perspective of today, when rapid changes in networking are upending nearly every aspect of modern life and are laying the foundation for a third network revolution.
Physical Description:xv, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0815740611
9780815740612
Author Notes:Before he became chairman of the Federal Communications Commission in 2013, Tom Wheeler started or helped found several companies offering new cable, wireless, and video communications services. He is also a historian with a deep interest in how the events and trends of today reflect-or don't-what happened in the past.

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