for 1. Wooden railroads, called wagonways, were built in the United States starting from the 1720s. ... Railroads played a large role in the development of the United States from the industrial revolution in the ... followed by a major economic depression bankrupted many companies and temporarily stymied and ended growth.
1.This chapter traces the development of the Internet, one aspect of the broader field of ... Before 1970, individual researchers developed the underlying technologies, ... Most were federally funded, because, with a few exceptions, industry had not ... The success of such networks in many ways limited the interest of companies
2.Beginning in the early 1870s, railroad construction in the United States increased dramatically. Prior to 1871, approximately 45,000 miles of track had been laid. Between 1871 and 1900, another 170,000 miles were added to the nation's growing railroad system. Much of the growth can be attributed to the building of the transcontinental railroads. In 1862, Congress passed the Pacific Railway Act, which authorized the construction of a transcontinental railroad. The first such railroad was completed on May 10, 1869. By 1900, four additional transcontinental railroads connected the eastern states with the Pacific Coast.
2.The recent growth of the Internet and the World Wide Web makes it appear that the world is witnessing the arrival of a completely new technology. In fact, the Web—now considered to be a major driver of the way society accesses and views information—is the result of numerous projects in computer networking, mostly funded by the federal government, carried out over the last 40 years. The projects produced communications protocols that define the format of network messages, prototype networks, and application programs such as browsers. This research capitalized on the ubiquity of the nation's telephone network, which provided the underlying physical infrastructure upon which the Internet was built.
3.In 1862, Congress passed the Pacific Railway Act, which authorized the construction of a transcontinental railroad. The first such railroad was completed on May 10, 1869. ... Four of the five transcontinental railroads were built with assistance from the federal government through land grants.
3.Does the U.S. government support the Internet? Explain. No, it no longer directly supports the Internet. Private industry and universities now support the many facets of the Internet.
