Visions of a Digital Nation
By Jacob Ward
By Jacob Ward
By Jacob Ward
By Jacob Ward
Part of History of Computing
Part of History of Computing
Category: Science & Technology | World History
Category: Science & Technology | World History
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$50.00
Feb 06, 2024 | ISBN 9780262546294
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Feb 06, 2024 | ISBN 9780262375535
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Table Of Contents
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
ABBREVIATIONS xi
INTRODUCTION 1
I PLANS
1 THE ORIGINS OF THE DIGITAL VISION 27
2 PLANNING THE DIGITAL FUTURE: MODELS AND MARKETS 53
II PROJECTS
3 MONOPSONY IN THE MACHINE: SUPPLIERS, LABOR, AND TELEPHONE EXCHANGES 85
4 WHO KILLED OPTICAL FIBER? DREAMS OF THE INFORMATION HIGHWAY 115
III PLACES
5 MARTLESHAM HEATH: NOSTALGIA, FUTURITY, AND IT PARKS 149
6 THE NORTH ATLANTIC: TECHNOLOGY, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND LIBERALIZATION 171
7 THE CITY OF LONDON: FINANCING BT’S PRIVATIZATION 199
CONCLUSION 221
NOTES 231
BIBLIOGRAPHY 275
INDEX 309
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