White heat and cold war -- Building the ARPANET -- "The most neglected element" -- From ARPANET to Internet -- The Internet in the international standards arena -- Popularizing the Internet
Summary
"In Inventing the Internet, Janet Abbate focuses on the social and cultural factors that influenced the Internet's design and use. She unfolds an often twisting tale of collaboration and conflict among a remarkable variety of players, including government and military agencies, computer scientists in academia and industry, graduate students, telecommunications companies, standards organizations, and network users."--Jacket
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-258) and index
