Quote:
|
Originally Posted by rvssnake
Does anybody know of any good books that are about . . . . other technological developments ?
|
The Race for Bandwidth: Understanding Data Transmission (Strategic Technology Series) by (the late) Cary Lu. Cary wrote many very good computer books, and unfortunately this was his last.
Cary discusses the development of data transmission from a historical perspective, and describes how it has always been human nature to try to get more and faster information from one point to another.
This is one of those "tech books" that you can just sit down and enjoy reading; it isn't a textbook. (Actually, all textbooks should be written in this manner, but that is another discussion).
You might have to look for this in a used bookshop or on eBay though. I'm not sure if it is still in print.