Not exactly information, but definitely super.
The concept of the information superhighway has been identified with the internet
for years. I've even complained, at least once, that
the metaphor creates distinct problems toward the way we understand our usage
of information. Strangely, however, when relating to this metaphor, we tend to
emphasis the information, yet disregard the idea of the superhighway.
After all, a superhighway is, apparently, just a regular old highway, only bigger.
With that in mind, this month's date tie-in gives us an opportunity to reflect
on just how vast a technological achievement a modern highway is. It was on this
day, in 1956 that U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower signed the National
Interstate Highways Act into law, setting into motion the construction of
a vast network of roads that would cross the United States - truly a superhighway.
Go to: Strangers on a network.