Where Wizards Stay Up Late by Katie Hafner

Where Wizards Stay Up Late by Katie Hafner

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.

Katie Hafner is a regular contributor to The New York Times, where she covers health care and technology issues. She's also written for The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, Wired, The New Republic, The Huffington Post, and O: The Oprah Magazine, and has worked at Newsweek and BusinessWeek. She has written five prior books on subjects as diverse as the origins of the Internet, computer hackers, German reunification, and musician Glenn Gould. She currently resides in San Francisco.

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ISBN 13	9780684832678
ISBN 10	0684832674
Titel	Where Wizards Stay Up Late
Autor	Katie Hafner
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Simon & Schuster
Erscheinungsjahr	1998-01-21
Seitenanzahl	304
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.