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

"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....

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Main Author: Evans, Claire Lisa (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : Portfolio/Penguin, [2018]
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.