How the atom bomb helped give birth to the Internet

Tagged: Bomb, internet, Nuclear, Technology
Source: Ars Technica - Read the full article
Posted: 2 years 12 weeks ago

"Johnny Ryan's A History of the Internet and the Digital Future has just been released and is already drawing rave reviews. Ars Technica is proud to present three chapters from the book, condensed and adapted for our readers. This first installment is adapted from Chapter 1, "A Concept Born in the Shadow of the Nuke," and it looks at the role that the prospect of nuclear war played in the technical and policy decisions that gave rise to the Internet..."


 

 

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Mon, 02/21/2011 - 08:06
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falmatrix2r
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i guess in a way the internet can make some bomb effects

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