{"product_id":"data-centers-the-complete-history-paperback-1","title":"Data Centers: The Complete History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNox Vale\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an era where artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and digital infrastructure power everything from global finance to everyday conversations, one physical reality remains hidden in plain sight: the vast network of data centers that makes modern civilization possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis definitive, authoritative volume traces the complete story-from ENIAC's vacuum tubes and the rise of the cloud to today's gigawatt-scale AI superclusters and tomorrow's orbital and underwater frontiers. With unmatched depth, it explores: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The engineering marvels of power, cooling, networking, and hardware that support hyperscale operations by Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Meta, Oracle, Apple, and xAI (including detailed coverage of Colossus).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The economics, geography, sustainability challenges, and geopolitical stakes of the AI boom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Reliability, security, and emerging technologies like quantum computing, wafer-scale designs, and fusion power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Philosophical reflections on computation as planetary infrastructure and the thermodynamics of intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a technology executive, engineer, investor, policymaker, or simply curious about the physical backbone of the Information Age, this is the essential reference. Exhaustively researched, richly illustrated, and forward-looking, it reveals why data centers are not just buildings-but the defining infrastructure of our time, rivaling the electrical grid and internet itself in consequence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe hidden factories of the digital world-finally illuminated.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 166\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 20, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48445068443869,"sku":"9798235685321","price":24.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/FuNwQGwy0w9798235685321_d808f002-822e-4f1d-b9eb-0bc697bdbd86.webp?v=1787760184","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/data-centers-the-complete-history-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}