Angus Burgin on the Rise of the Internet

About this episode

Angus Burgin discusses the transformative impact of the Internet on life and politics in the 1990s.

We were joined by Angus Burgin, Associate Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University, and talked about how the arrival of the Internet remade life and politics in the 90s. Angus shared his thoughts on the motivations behind his upcoming book, which offers an intellectual history of the Internet. Lee Vinsel is a professor in the Department of Science, Technology, and Society at Virginia Tech. Benjamin Waterhouse is a professor of History at UNC Chapel Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/technology

People in this episode

Guest: Angus Burgin

Topics covered

• Internet history
• 1990s politics
• technology impact
• intellectual history
• academic discussion

Keywords

• Internet
• 1990s
• politics
• technology
• history
• Angus Burgin
• academic

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Johns Hopkins University, Virginia Tech, UNC Chapel Hill

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