The Internet (The Transforming Power of Technology)

The advancements made possible by technology--from the printed pages that spurred the Protestant Reformation to the Web pages that today transmit information across the globe--have dramatically changed the history of humankind. While chronicling the development of the world's most influential technologies, TRANSFORMING POWER OF TECHNOLOGY examines how, as humanity transforms technology, technology, in turn, transforms us. The Internet has transformed the way people across the globe work, interact, learn, and even shop. An individual can connect to the world with just a click of the mouse.