
The Victorian Internet
The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-line Pioneers
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Narrated by:
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Derek Perkins
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By:
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Tom Standage
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 eighteenth-century French scientist Jean-Antoine Nollet to Samuel F. B. Morse and Thomas Edison. The electric telegraph nullified distance and shrank the world quicker and further than ever before or since, and its story mirrors and predicts that of the Internet in numerous ways.
©1998 Tom Standage. Afterword Copyright 2007 by Tom Standage. Afterword Copyright 2013 by Vinton Cerf (P)2015 TantorListeners also enjoyed...




















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The chronological approach made it easy to follow. It was fascinating to learn about optical telegraphs and the impact they had on electrical ones.
The human side was not forgotten, and I had no idea before this that Samuel Morse was a painter, and his personal story, which impacted his decision to work on the telegraph.
The cluelessness of polititians during one demonstration was a head scratcher, yet in many ways, I believe similar things happen today.
The parallels to the modern internet are fascinating, and the many comments about peace were heartwarming, but also upsetting when you look at what actually transpired in the world after the mid 1800s.
An absolutely fascinating look at the impact of telography!
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Great narration and easy to understand information
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Historically fascinating.
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Relevant and Relatable
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With that in mind it's no surprise that the telegram had it's own subcultures, and jargon, online crimes, and love affairs. Give people a new technology and they'll use it for the same old things.
This book was a fascinating journey through a world that is distant and very different, but populated by people who seem very familiar.
One of my favorite non-fiction audiobooks
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