Where Wizards Stay Up Late : The Origins of the Internet

One of Library Journal's picks for Best Sci-Tech Book of the Year.The Washington Post:"Excellent... makes for crackling entertainment... reawakens a sense of wonder in readers jades by too much Internet hype."This is the fascinating, never-before-told story of the young geniuses who created the first electronic network, predecessor of the Internet, the technological marvel that has transformed communications in our time. In the 1960's, when computers were regarded as mere giant calculators, JCR Licklider at MIT saw them as the ultimate communications devices. With Defense Department funds, a band of visionary computer whizzes he inspired began work on a nationwide, interlocking network of computers. Taking readers behind the scenes, Where Wizards Stay Up Late captures the hard work, genius, and happy accidents of their daring, stunningly successful venture.Los Angeles Times:"Important... meticulous... admirably straightforward."