Broad band : the untold story of the women who made the Internet
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Marion Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
004.092 EVA
1 available
004.092 EVA
1 available
Warsaw Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
920 Evans
1 available
920 Evans
1 available
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Marion Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 004.092 EVA | Available |
Warsaw Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 920 Evans | Available |
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Book
Physical Desc
278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographic references (pages [245]-268) and index.
Description
"The history of technology you probably know is one of men and machines, garages and riches, alpha nerds and brogrammers. But the little-known fact is that female visionaries have always been at the vanguard of technology and innovation--they've just been erased from the story. Until now. Women are not ancillary to the history of technology; they turn up at the very beginning of every important wave. But they've often been hidden in plain sight, their inventions and contributions touching our lives in ways we don't even realize. VICE reporter and YACHT lead singer Claire L. Evans finally gives these unsung female heroes their due with her insightful social history of the Broad Band, the women who made the internet what it is today. Learn from Ada Lovelace, the tortured, imaginative daughter of Lord Byron, who wove numbers into the first program for a mechanical computer in 1842. Seek inspiration from Grace Hopper, the tenacious mathematician who democratized computing by leading the charge for machine-independent programming languages after World War II. Meet Elizabeth "Jake" Feinler, the one-woman Google who kept the earliest version of the Internet online, and Stacy Horn, who ran one of the first-ever social networks on a shoestring out of her New York City apartment in the 1980s. Evans shows us how these women built and colored the technologies we can't imagine life without. Join the ranks of the pioneers who defied social convention and the longest odds to become database poets, information-wranglers, hypertext dreamers, and glass ceiling-shattering dot com-era entrepreneurs. This inspiring call to action is a revelation: women have embraced technology from the start. It shines a light on the bright minds whom history forgot, and shows us how they will continue to shape our world in ways we can no longer ignore. Welcome to the Broad Band. You're next"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Evans, C. L. (2018). Broad band: the untold story of the women who made the Internet . Portfolio/Penguin.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Evans, Claire Lisa. 2018. Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet. Portfolio/Penguin.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Evans, Claire Lisa. Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet Portfolio/Penguin, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Evans, Claire Lisa. Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet Portfolio/Penguin, 2018.
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