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Tubes：A Journey to the Center of the Internet

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作者: 著
出版社: HarperCollins US
2012-05
ISBN: 9780061994937
定价: 234.10
装帧: 精装
开本: 其他
纸张: 其他
页数: 304页
正文语种: 英语
分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>计算机与互联网
  • WhenyourInternetcableleavesyourlivingroom,wheredoesitgo??Almosteverythingaboutourday-to-daylives——andthebroaderschemeofhumanculture—canbefoundontheInternet.

    Butwhatisitphysically?Andwhereisitreally?OurmentalmapofthenetworkisasblankasthemapoftheoceanthatColumbuscarriedonhisfirstAtlanticvoyage.TheInternet,itsmaterialnutsandbolts,isanunexploredterritory.Untilnow.InTubes,journalistAndrewBlumgoesinsidetheInternet'sphysicalinfrastructureandflipsonthelights,revealinganutterlyfreshlookattheonlineworldwethinkweknow.

    Itisashockinglytactilerealmofunmarkedcompounds,populatedbyaspecialcasteofengineerwhopiecestogetherournetworksbyhand;whereglassfiberspulsewithlightandcreakytelegraphbuildings,tortuouslyrewired,becomecommunicationhubsonceagain.

    FromtheroominLosAngeleswheretheInternetfirstflickeredtolifetothecavernsbeneathManhattanwherenewfiber-opticcableisburied;fromthecoastofPortugal,whereaten-thousand-mileunderseacablejusttwothumbswideconnectsEuropeandAfrica,tothewildsofthePacificNorthwest,whereGoogle,Microsoft,andFacebookhavebuiltmonumentaldatacenters—BlumchroniclesthedramaticstoryoftheInternet'sdevelopment,explainshowitallworks,andtakesthefirst-everin-depthlookinsideitshiddenmonuments.

    Thisisabookaboutrealplacesonthemap:theirsoundsandsmells,theirstoriedpasts,theirphysicaldetails,andthepeoplewholivethere.?Forallthetalkofthe"placelessness"ofourdigitalage,theInternetisasfixedinreal,physicalspacesastherailroadortelephone.Youcanmapitandtouchit,andyoucanvisitit.IstheInternetinfact"aseriesoftubes"asTedStevens,thelatesenatorfromAlaska,oncefamouslydescribedit?HowcanweknowtheInternet'spossibilitiesifwedon'tknowitsparts?LikeTracyKidder'sclassicTheSoulofaNewMachineorTomVanderbilt'srecentbestsellerTraffic,Tubescombineson-the-groundreportingandlucidexplanationintoanengaging,mind-bendingnarrativetohelpusunderstandthephysicalworldthatunderliesourdigitallives. AndrewBlumisajournalistandauthorofTubes:AJourneytotheCenteroftheInternet,thefirstbook-lengthlookbehindthescenesofourdigitallives,atthephysicalheartoftheInternetitself.BeforefallingintotheInternet'sdepths,Blumwaswritingaboutarchitecture,design,technology,urbanism,art,andtravel——allsubjectsarisingoutofhisinterestintherelationshipbetweenplaceandtechnology.Since1999,Blum'sarticles?andessayshaveappearedinWired,TheNewYorkTimes,TheNewYorker,BusinessWeek,Metropolis,PopularScience,Gizmodo,TheAtlantic,ArchitecturalRecord,andSlate,amongmanyotherpublications.HehasdegreesinliteraturefromAmherstCollegeandinhumangeographyfromtheUniversityofToronto,andlivesinhisnativeNewYorkCitywithhiswifeanddaughter.
  • 内容简介:
    WhenyourInternetcableleavesyourlivingroom,wheredoesitgo??Almosteverythingaboutourday-to-daylives——andthebroaderschemeofhumanculture—canbefoundontheInternet.

    Butwhatisitphysically?Andwhereisitreally?OurmentalmapofthenetworkisasblankasthemapoftheoceanthatColumbuscarriedonhisfirstAtlanticvoyage.TheInternet,itsmaterialnutsandbolts,isanunexploredterritory.Untilnow.InTubes,journalistAndrewBlumgoesinsidetheInternet'sphysicalinfrastructureandflipsonthelights,revealinganutterlyfreshlookattheonlineworldwethinkweknow.

    Itisashockinglytactilerealmofunmarkedcompounds,populatedbyaspecialcasteofengineerwhopiecestogetherournetworksbyhand;whereglassfiberspulsewithlightandcreakytelegraphbuildings,tortuouslyrewired,becomecommunicationhubsonceagain.

    FromtheroominLosAngeleswheretheInternetfirstflickeredtolifetothecavernsbeneathManhattanwherenewfiber-opticcableisburied;fromthecoastofPortugal,whereaten-thousand-mileunderseacablejusttwothumbswideconnectsEuropeandAfrica,tothewildsofthePacificNorthwest,whereGoogle,Microsoft,andFacebookhavebuiltmonumentaldatacenters—BlumchroniclesthedramaticstoryoftheInternet'sdevelopment,explainshowitallworks,andtakesthefirst-everin-depthlookinsideitshiddenmonuments.

    Thisisabookaboutrealplacesonthemap:theirsoundsandsmells,theirstoriedpasts,theirphysicaldetails,andthepeoplewholivethere.?Forallthetalkofthe"placelessness"ofourdigitalage,theInternetisasfixedinreal,physicalspacesastherailroadortelephone.Youcanmapitandtouchit,andyoucanvisitit.IstheInternetinfact"aseriesoftubes"asTedStevens,thelatesenatorfromAlaska,oncefamouslydescribedit?HowcanweknowtheInternet'spossibilitiesifwedon'tknowitsparts?LikeTracyKidder'sclassicTheSoulofaNewMachineorTomVanderbilt'srecentbestsellerTraffic,Tubescombineson-the-groundreportingandlucidexplanationintoanengaging,mind-bendingnarrativetohelpusunderstandthephysicalworldthatunderliesourdigitallives.
  • 作者简介:
    AndrewBlumisajournalistandauthorofTubes:AJourneytotheCenteroftheInternet,thefirstbook-lengthlookbehindthescenesofourdigitallives,atthephysicalheartoftheInternetitself.BeforefallingintotheInternet'sdepths,Blumwaswritingaboutarchitecture,design,technology,urbanism,art,andtravel——allsubjectsarisingoutofhisinterestintherelationshipbetweenplaceandtechnology.Since1999,Blum'sarticles?andessayshaveappearedinWired,TheNewYorkTimes,TheNewYorker,BusinessWeek,Metropolis,PopularScience,Gizmodo,TheAtlantic,ArchitecturalRecord,andSlate,amongmanyotherpublications.HehasdegreesinliteraturefromAmherstCollegeandinhumangeographyfromtheUniversityofToronto,andlivesinhisnativeNewYorkCitywithhiswifeanddaughter.
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