British Science Fiction Association Awards
How the World Was One: Beyond the Global Village
An alternate-history SF novel imagining an Aztec empire that has survived into the modern age. It treats politics, colonialism, and national identity with sharp pressure.
Work Information
Aztec Century presents the literary world of クリストファー・エヴァンズ.
An alternate-history SF novel imagining an Aztec empire that has survived into the modern age. It treats politics, colonialism, and national identity with sharp pressure.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Gollancz
- Published
- 1992-06-11
- Pages
- 288 pages
- Language
- 英語
- ISBN-13
- 9780575052260
- ISBN-10
- 0575052260
- Price
- 19063 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Nonfiction/Education/Reference/Words & Language
A history and survey of the communications revolution, from the struggles to lay the transatlantic telephone wires in the 1950s to the development of communication satellites and the new breakthrough in fibre optics. Other work by the author includes "2001: A Space Odyssey".
Reviews
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An outstanding book for people interested in telecommunications history
Clarke isn't just a Science-Fiction author; during the war he was a radar technician defending England from Nazi bombing runs. This technical frame of mind extends to his non-fiction volume on telecommunications from the earliest project to string telegraph cable across the Atlantic (similar in scope to the moon-shot effort a century later) right up through the invention of radio. coaxial cable, the telephone, and the communications satellite (an effort in which Clark himself had an indirect hand). Clarke also speculates about a future in which the world will be connected by computer networks and people will carry portable wireless phones and video cameras around with them - to the great chagrin of tyrants everywhere.
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The modern world is all about information. It seems ...
The modern world is all about information. It seems magical. This story pulls aside the curtain on the magicians with a well presented story bringing the rich history to life.
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Good Tech Read
This is a story of how the world came to be one through communication. Very informative and pleasing for those tech junkies and enthusiasts alike.
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Great book. Great bookseller.
Great book. Condition is exactly as described by seller.
Related Literary Awards
- British Science Fiction Association Awards Edition 25 (1993) ・novel category