Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet

The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet

Paperback, 288 pages

English language

Published April 4, 2018 by Portfolio.

ISBN:
978-0-7352-1175-9
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4 stars (3 reviews)

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Misleading Title

4 stars

The title book is a little bit misleading. The book is not limited to the influence of women on the Internet, it tells about women in computing in general. I really enjoyed learning about many biographies which have been omitted from the history of computing for a long time. The criteria for the selection of the portrayed women was not always clear to me. I loved the notes in the appendix which are a great starting point for further reading.

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3 stars

Nice perspective. Learned some biographical details about Ada Lovelace and Grace Hopper I hadn't heard before. Love how it dives into the lore-creating BBSs of the early nineties and the information figures who grew there into dotcom leaders.

This is not a comprehensive encyclopedia of all women in all technology, but it is a great story of a few of them, and the story of how they were overshadowed by male colleagues for various reasons.