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1.A History of the World in 6 Glasses by: Tom Standage May 16, 2006
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If you have never enjoyed reading history, this book may change that. But be forewarned, as you read this book, you may develop a thirst for the beverages that are being discussed. Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: A Stone-Age Brew Chapter 2: Civilized Beer Chapter 3: The Delight of Wine Chapter 4: The Imperial Vine Chapter 5: High Spirits, High Seas Chapter 6: The Drinks That Built America Chapter 7: The Great Soberer Chapter 8: The Coffeehouse Internet Chapter 9: Empires of Tea Chapter 10: Tea Power Chapter 11: From Soda to Cola Chapter 12: Globalization in a Bottle Epilogue: Back to the Source Acknowledgements Appendix In A History of the World in Six ... Read More

2.The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-line Pioneers by: Tom Standage September 18, 2007
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The invention of the telegraph, its development and its use in the 19th century as a communication device is discussed in this excellent volume. Real stories of telegraphy, some of them quite surprising, provide background to the story of this technology, a real leap forward in its time. Well organized with good writing this is an excellent book. Whether you are fascinated by telegraphy or have never really thought about it before, this book will keep you entertained.

3.The Turk: The Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine by: Tom Standage August 05, 2003
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This is a good, compact history of one of the most interesting shams I've ever heard of. Even granted the hindsight that I am afforded, I can't believe that this thing fooled people for as long as it did. Standage does a fine job of leading us through the history of Wolfgang von Kempelen's chess playing marvel. As it turns out, Kempelen isn't really the most interesting owner of the automaton, its Maezel, an ingenious inventor and opportunist that I found very interesting. His path crossed such people as Beethoven and Napoleon! Standage does hold the readers in suspense a little too long, we already know it's a hoax, give us the details already! Standage relies heavily in his research on a lot of material that is either out of print or difficult to obtain. But I have perused a couple ... Read More

4.The Future of Technology (Economist) (Economist) from: Bloomberg Press September 01, 2005
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In this volume edited by Tom Standage, the material is carefully organized and presented within three Parts. As "the revolutionary ideas of a few years ago have now become conventional wisdom," the focus in Part 1 is on the implications of widespread adoption of technology. "The growing ubiquity and sophistication of consumer-electronics devices is the topic of the second part of the book." That is to say, the emergence of "digital lifestyle" within a "digital home." Once information technology has percolated into everything (e.g. wireless sunglasses that double as head phones to radio-tagged cereal boxes), "what new technology will lead the next great phase of transformation, disruption, and creativity?" Then in Part 3, the focus is on various new "contenders" such as biotechnology, energy technology, and ... Read More

5.The Neptune File: A Story of Astronomical Rivalry and the Pioneers of Planet Hunting by: Tom Standage October 01, 2000
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I read this to my son a couple years ago (when he was 10), and we both really enjoyed it. I had been reading it myself, but decided to read the opening chapter to him and he was hooked. The process of "finding" Neptune gave perspective to our own backyard endeavors with a simple refractor telescope.

6.Victorian Internet by: Tom Standage April 01, 1999
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At some future date, a history of the 'bit' will be written. The title of this books suggests such a story, but the focus is actually on a unique and interesting community of people: those that could 'read and write' in Morse Code at more than 10 words per minute. Thus, the book starts with the formation of the league by Mr. Morse himself, and ends with the device that made such skill superfulous, the telephone. The book is a mix of legal history ('x' patented 'y' and 'z' fought the patent until ...) and culture shock narrative. The legal history is largely drawn from court proceedings surrounding patent lawsuits. The culture shock narrative attempts to map contemporary Internet speculations upon 19th century society. Unfortunately, this latter theme is secondary to the safe and traditional legal history. Read More

7.THE NEPTUNE FILE (PENGUIN PRESS SCIENCE S.) by: TOM STANDAGE 2001
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At some future date, a history of the 'bit' will be written. The title of this books suggests such a story, but the focus is actually on a unique and interesting community of people: those that could 'read and write' in Morse Code at more than 10 words per minute. Thus, the book starts with the formation of the league by Mr. Morse himself, and ends with the device that made such skill superfulous, the telephone. The book is a mix of legal history ('x' patented 'y' and 'z' fought the patent until ...) and culture shock narrative. The legal history is largely drawn from court proceedings surrounding patent lawsuits. The culture shock narrative attempts to map contemporary Internet speculations upon 19th century society. Unfortunately, this latter theme is secondary to the safe and traditional legal history. Read More

8.Der Türke. by: Tom Standage September 01, 2002
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At some future date, a history of the 'bit' will be written. The title of this books suggests such a story, but the focus is actually on a unique and interesting community of people: those that could 'read and write' in Morse Code at more than 10 words per minute. Thus, the book starts with the formation of the league by Mr. Morse himself, and ends with the device that made such skill superfulous, the telephone. The book is a mix of legal history ('x' patented 'y' and 'z' fought the patent until ...) and culture shock narrative. The legal history is largely drawn from court proceedings surrounding patent lawsuits. The culture shock narrative attempts to map contemporary Internet speculations upon 19th century society. Unfortunately, this latter theme is secondary to the safe and traditional legal history. Read More

9.Die Akte Neptun. Die abenteuerliche Geschichte der Entdeckung des 8. Planeten. by: Tom Standage August 01, 2001
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At some future date, a history of the 'bit' will be written. The title of this books suggests such a story, but the focus is actually on a unique and interesting community of people: those that could 'read and write' in Morse Code at more than 10 words per minute. Thus, the book starts with the formation of the league by Mr. Morse himself, and ends with the device that made such skill superfulous, the telephone. The book is a mix of legal history ('x' patented 'y' and 'z' fought the patent until ...) and culture shock narrative. The legal history is largely drawn from court proceedings surrounding patent lawsuits. The culture shock narrative attempts to map contemporary Internet speculations upon 19th century society. Unfortunately, this latter theme is secondary to the safe and traditional legal history. Read More

10.An Edible History of Humanity by: Tom Standage May 12, 2009
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At some future date, a history of the 'bit' will be written. The title of this books suggests such a story, but the focus is actually on a unique and interesting community of people: those that could 'read and write' in Morse Code at more than 10 words per minute. Thus, the book starts with the formation of the league by Mr. Morse himself, and ends with the device that made such skill superfulous, the telephone. The book is a mix of legal history ('x' patented 'y' and 'z' fought the patent until ...) and culture shock narrative. The legal history is largely drawn from court proceedings surrounding patent lawsuits. The culture shock narrative attempts to map contemporary Internet speculations upon 19th century society. Unfortunately, this latter theme is secondary to the safe and traditional legal history. Read More

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