The Internet: A Historical Encyclopedia, Volume 2

Chris Woodford

ABC-CLIO, 2005 - Science - 767 pages

The first version of this reference won the RUSA Award for Outstanding Reference Source in 2000. Now expanded to three volumes, the new edition includes a fully revised and extended chronology volume, a volume of biographies, and a volume with articles analyzing key Internet issues. The set also offers many fascinating tidbits about the Internet, including the fact that the phrase "surfing the Internet" was coined in 1992 by librarian Jean Armour Polly in an article in the Wilson Library Bulletin.

This set covers the earliest roots of the Internet, from events dating as far back as the 1800s and the invention of the telephone all the way to the founding of news agencies, the first steps toward digital computing, and the development of computing technology, telecommunications, and media. This work will be of interest to students of mass media, gender, business, and social history as well as technology.

Contents

• Marc Andreessen 1971: 1
• John Perry Barlow 1947: 8
• Tim BernersLee 1955: 15
• Jeff Bezos 1964: 22
• Anita Borg 19492003: 28
• Stewart Brand 1938: 39
• Sergey Brin 1973 and Larry Page 1972: 46
• Steve Case 1958: 53
• Vinton Cerf1943: 59
• Sky Dayton 1971: 65
• Dorothy Denning 1945: 71
• Whitfield Diffie 1944: 77
• John T Draper aka Capn Crunch 1943?: 83
• Esther Dyson 1951: 88
• Shawn Fanning 1980: 94
• Bill Gates 1955: 101
• William Gibson 1948: 109
• John Gilmore 1955: 115
• Rob Glaser 1962: 120
• Charles Goldfarb 1939: 126
• James Gosling 1956: 132
• William Joy 1954: 137
• Robert Kahn 1938: 143
• Lawrence Lessig 1961: 149
• JCR Licklider 19151990: 156
• Pattie Maes1961: 162
• Marshall McLuhan 19111980: 168
• Robert Metcalfe 1946: 174
• Kevin Mitnick 1963: 180
• Ted Nelson 1937: 186
• Jakob Nielsen 1957: 191
• Jonathan Postel 19431998: 197
• Lawrence Roberts 1937: 204
• Aliza Sherman 1968: 209
• Richard Stallman 1953: 214
• Bruce Sterling 1954: 220
• RobertTaylor1932: 227
• Linus Torvalds 1969: 232
• AnnWinblad 1950: 238
• JerryYang 1968 and David Filo 1966: 243
• Acronyms: 251
• Glossary: 253
• Index: 257
• About the Author: 267

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About the author

Laura Lambert is a professional writer living in New York City.

Chris Woodford is a professional writer specializing in science and technology.

Hilary W. Poole is a professional editor and author.

Christos J. P. Moschovitis is founder and CEO of tmg-e*media in New York, NY.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Internet: A Historical Encyclopedia, Volume 2; The Internet: A Historical Encyclopedia, Christos J. P. Moschovitis
• Author: Chris Woodford
• Editors: Laura Lambert, Hilary W. Poole, Chris Woodford, Christos J. P. Moschovitis
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2005
• ISBN: 1851096590, 9781851096596
• Length: 767 pages
• Subjects: Science / Environmental Science