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Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google
W. W. Norton
January 2008
On Sale: January 7, 2008
276 pages
ISBN: 0393062287
EAN: 9780393062281
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
An eye-opening look at the new computer revolution and the
coming transformation of our economy, society, and culture. A hundred years ago, companies stopped producing their own
power with steam engines and generators and plugged into the
newly built electric grid. The cheap power pumped out by
electric utilities not only changed how businesses operated
but also brought the modern world into existence. Today a
similar revolution is under way. Companies are dismantling
their private computer systems and tapping into rich
services delivered over the Internet. This time it's
computing that's turning into a utility. The shift is
already remaking the computer industry, bringing new
competitors like Google to the fore and threatening
traditional stalwarts like Microsoft and Dell. But the
effects will reach much further. Cheap computing will
ultimately change society as profoundly as cheap electricity
did. In this lucid and compelling book, Nicholas Carr weaves
together history, economics, and technology to explain why
computing is changing—and what it means for all of us.
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