GEN: book recommendation

[Ken Umbach <kumbach@UNLIMITED.NET>]

This is slightly off topic, but may be of interest.  I just finished a first
reading of "The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph
and the Nineteenth Century's On-Line Pioneers," by Tom Standage (Walker &
Co., 1998; list price $22 in hardback).  GREAT book!  Some history, some
technology, some biography, and the eeriest darn parallels between the
Internet and the telegraph system.  The book goes on my short list of "must
read" recommendations.  I would also recommend it highly for all libraries
from middle school up, since I suspect that a lot of kids would enjoy it as
much as would their parents and teachers -- great perspective on modern
technology, grist for reports and projects.  It is non-technical and
includes some illustrations (engravings and the like).

Ken
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