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How the Internet Became Commercial: Innovation, Privatization, and the Birth of a New Network
Shane Greenstein
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Hardback. Series: The Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Num Pages: 488 pages, 20 halftones. 8 line illus. 13 tables. BIC Classification: UBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 854.
In less than a decade, the Internet went from being a series of loosely connected networks used by universities and the military to the powerful commercial engine it is today. This book describes how many of the key innovations that made this possible came from entrepreneurs and iconoclasts who were outside the mainstream--and how the commercialization of the Internet was by no means a foregone conclusion at its outset. Shane Greenstein traces the evolution of the Internet from government ownership to privatization to the commercial Internet we know today. This is a story of innovation from the edges. Greenstein ... Read more
In less than a decade, the Internet went from being a series of loosely connected networks used by universities and the military to the powerful commercial engine it is today. This book describes how many of the key innovations that made this possible came from entrepreneurs and iconoclasts who were outside the mainstream--and how the commercialization of the Internet was by no means a foregone conclusion at its outset. Shane Greenstein traces the evolution of the Internet from government ownership to privatization to the commercial Internet we know today. This is a story of innovation from the edges. Greenstein ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
The Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Condition
New
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691167367
SKU
V9780691167367
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About Shane Greenstein
Shane Greenstein is the Martin Marshall Professor of Business Administration and codirector of the program on the economics of digitization at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His books include Diamonds Are Forever, Computers Are Not and Standards and Public Policy.
Reviews for How the Internet Became Commercial: Innovation, Privatization, and the Birth of a New Network
Co-Winner of the 2016 Schumpeter Prize Competition, International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the broader context in which the explosion of Internet-related innovation occurred.
Marc Levinson, Wall Street Journal A welcome, well-conceived contribution to the history of technology.
Kirkus Exciting reading.
Borsen Definitely recommended.
Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution ... Read more
Marc Levinson, Wall Street Journal A welcome, well-conceived contribution to the history of technology.
Kirkus Exciting reading.
Borsen Definitely recommended.
Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution ... Read more