A history of international research networking : the people who made it happen /

As the first book about the internet to be written and edited by engineers who developed it, this book deals with the history of defining universal protocols and of building a series of global data transfer networks of ever increasing reach and capacity. The result is THE authoritative source on the...

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Corporate Author: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
Other Authors: Davies, Howard, Bressan, Beatrice
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, ©2010.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:As the first book about the internet to be written and edited by engineers who developed it, this book deals with the history of defining universal protocols and of building a series of global data transfer networks of ever increasing reach and capacity. The result is THE authoritative source on the topic, providing a vast amount of insider knowledge unavailable elsewhere. It is of interest to every scientist and a must-have for all network developers as well as agencies dealing with the Net.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxviii, 317 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9783527629336
3527629335