The victorian internet, p.17
The Victorian Internet,
p.17
I AM GRATEFUL to many people for helping to make this book possible, including the following (in order of appearance): my wife, Kirstin, Chester, Azeem Azhar, Ben Rooney and Roger Highfield at the Daily Telegraph, Oliver Morton, Virginia Benz and Joe An-derer, Katinka Matson and John Brockman, George Gibson, Jackie Johnson, Mary Godwin at the Cable & Wireless Archive, Ravi Mirchandani, and Georgia Cameron-Clarke.
A NOTE ON THE AUTHOR
Tom STANDAGE IS BUSINESS EDITOR at the Economist and the author of A History of the World in 6 Glasses, The Victorian Internet, The Turk, and The Neptune File. The Victorian Internet was made into a documentary, "How the Victorians Wired the World." He has written about science and technology for numerous magazines and newspapers, including Wired, the Guardian, the Daily Telegraph, and the New York Times. He lives in Greenwich, England, with his wife, daughter, and son.
Tom Standage, The Victorian Internet



