The Victorian Internet
The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-Line Pioneers
by Tom Standage
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The Victorian Internet tells the colorful story of the telegraph's creation and remarkable impact, and of the visionaries, oddballs, and eccentrics who pioneered it, from the eighteenthcentury French scientist JeanAntoine Nollet to Samuel F. B. Morse and Thomas Edison. The electric telegraph nullified distance and shrank the world quicker and fur...
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“@iangertler @sacca @k8em0 @robertherjavec @briankrebs @fjserna @m49D4ch3lly @Shirastweet There is a great book called the Victorian Internet that talks a lot about the impact of the telegraph. Talk about front running in the stock market, it was insane | The notInternet Internet of early 20th century and its effect on news/newspapers. From “The Victorian Internet” book, utterly fascinating.”
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