Tubes: Behind the Scenes at the Internet

ISBN-13: 9780141049090 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 304 str.

Andrew Blum

Opis

The Internet consists of hundreds of thousands of miles of fibre-optic cable criss-crossing the globe. Andrew Blum takes us behind the scenes of this hidden world and introduces us to the remarkable clan of insiders and eccentrics who design and run it every day.

Recenzje

Utterly engrossing. The year's most original and stimulating 'travel' book. Even the most geek-wary of readers will enjoy Independent, Book of the Week

O autorze

Andrew Blum writes about architecture, infrastructure and technology for many publications, including the New Yorker, The New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, Slate and Popular Science. He is a correspondent for Wired, a contributing editor to Metropolis and lives in his hometown of New York City.