The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google

<p>&quot;Magisterial. . . . Draws an elegant and illuminating parallel between the late-19th-century electrification of America and today's computing world.&quot; -- Salon</p> Hailed as &quot;the most influential book so far on the cloud computing movement&quot; (Christian Science Monitor) , The Big Switch makes a simple and profound statement: Computing is turning into a utility, and the effects of this transition will ultimately change society as completely as the advent of cheap electricity did. In a new chapter for this edition that brings the story up-to-date, Nicholas Carr revisits the dramatic new world being conjured from the circuits of the &quot;World Wide Computer.&quot;