provided important input on specific topics and sections. Series editor Tom Misa had an eagle's eye for typos. Much of the material in this book is adapted from Ceruzzi's earlier A History of Modern Computing, and so we also remain in debt to those previously acknowledged there. In particular we appreciate William Aspray's work as longtime series editor, which befitted this book and many of the other books we drew on to create it.The book's creation was generously supported by Siegen University's Media of Cooperation CRC. This included three periods spent working together in Siegen, Germany, to review the potential for a new overview history, outline the new structure of the book, review existing material in the second edition, and assemble two draft chapters as a test of our new approach. Additional support from Siegen allowed Haigh to focus on writing. We happily acknowledge Erhard Schüttpelz, Sebastian Giessmann, and Tristan Thielman for arranging this support and for their collegial contributions to our project. We talked through the new structure with participants at three Early Digital workshops and benefited from the suggestions of
Résumé L’Internet trouve ses racines techniques dans un programme sponsorisé par l’ Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), parrainée par le Ministère américain de la Défense, à l’apogée de la Guerre froide avec l’Union soviétique. Mais ces racines, qui sont connues, ne révèlent qu’une partie de l’histoire de l’Internet. Celui-ci possède également des composantes socio-politiques importantes, dont aucune n’était présente dans l’ARPANET. L’Internet, en particulier tel que l’on y accède par le Web, est une expression de l’interaction entre des forces techniques, sociales, politiques et économiques. Cet article débat du rôle de l’ARPA dans le contexte d’autres tentatives, extra-militaires, pour utiliser la technologie des ordinateurs personnels et de la micro-électronique afin de communiquer, partager l’information, et réaliser des profits.
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