Williamsburg Regional Library

Broad band, the untold story of the women who made the Internet, Claire L. Evans

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-268) and index

collective biography

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Broad band

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Claire L. Evans

the untold story of the women who made the Internet

"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. 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

Introduction: The Dell -- Part one: The kilogirls -- A computer wanted -- Amazing Grace -- The salad days -- Tower of Babel -- The computer girls -- Part two: Connection trip -- The longest cave -- Resource one -- Networks -- Communities -- Hypertext -- Part three: The early true believers -- Miss Outer Boro -- Women.com -- The girl gamers -- Epilogue: The cyberfeminists

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