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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Country of Origin
- GB
- Book Title
- Communications
- EAN
- 9780863413308
- ISBN
- 9780863413308
- Publication Name
- Communications
- Subtitle
- An international history of the formative years
- Item Height
- 234mm
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering
- Release Date
- 11/15/2003
- Release Year
- 2003
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Institution of Engineering & Technology
ISBN-10
0863413307
ISBN-13
9780863413308
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30451209
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
652 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Communications : an International History of the Formative Years
Subject
Telecommunications, History
Publication Year
2004
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Technology & Engineering
Series
History and Management of Technology Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight
34 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2006-286580
Reviews
'a highly valuable recounting of communications history. It is well organised in numerous technical subjects and addresses both readers who might simply want to get a general picture of communications history, as well as those who might prefer to focus on particular topics.'
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
621.38209
Table Of Content
Chapter 1: Communication among the ancients Chapter 2: Semaphore signalling Chapter 3: The development of electric telegraphy from c. 1750-1850 Chapter 4: Electric telegraphy - commercial and social considerations Chapter 5: Submarine telegraphy Chapter 6: The telephone Chapter 7: Optical communications Chapter 8: Images by wire, picture telegraphy (1843-c. 1900) Chapter 9: Distant vision (c. 1880-1908) Chapter 10: The early wireless pioneers Chapter 11: Early experimental wireless telegraphy (1895-1898) Chapter 12: Other wireless developments Chapter 13: Maritime wireless telegraphy Chapter 14: Point-to-point communications Chapter 15: Television development, pre-1914 Chapter 16: The Great War years, 1914-1918 Chapter 17: The birth of sound broadcasting Chapter 18: Some important developments in the 1920s Chapter 19: The rise and fall of low definition television, c. 1920-c. 1930 Chapter 20: The birth of high definition television Chapter 21: EMI and high definition television Chapter 22: The emergence of new technologies Chapter 23: Epilogue Chapter 15: Television development, pre-1914 Chapter 16: The Great War years, 1914-1918 Chapter 17: The birth of sound broadcasting Chapter 18: Some important developments in the 1920s Chapter 19: The rise and fall of low definition television, c. 1920-c. 1930 Chapter 20: The birth of high definition television Chapter 21: EMI and high definition television Chapter 22: The emergence of new technologies Chapter 23: Epilogue Chapter 15: Television development, pre-1914 Chapter 16: The Great War years, 1914-1918 Chapter 17: The birth of sound broadcasting Chapter 18: Some important developments in the 1920s Chapter 19: The rise and fall of low definition television, c. 1920-c. 1930 Chapter 20: The birth of high definition television Chapter 21: EMI and high definition television Chapter 22: The emergence of new technologies Chapter 23: Epilogue Chapter 15: Television development, pre-1914 Chapter 16: The Great War years, 1914-1918 Chapter 17: The birth of sound broadcasting Chapter 18: Some important developments in the 1920s Chapter 19: The rise and fall of low definition television, c. 1920-c. 1930 Chapter 20: The birth of high definition television Chapter 21: EMI and high definition television Chapter 22: The emergence of new technologies Chapter 23: Epilogue definition television, c. 1920-c. 1930 Chapter 20: The birth of high definition television Chapter 21: EMI and high definition television Chapter 22: The emergence of new technologies Chapter 23: Epilogue
Synopsis
Communications: An international history of the formative years traces the evolution of communications from 500 BC, when fire beacons were used for signalling, to the 1940s, when high definition television systems were developed for the entertainment, education and enlightenment of society. The book does not simply provide a chronicle of dates and events, nor is it a descriptive catalogue of devices and systems. Rather, it discusses the essential factors - technical, political, social, economic and general - that enabled the evolution of modern communications. The author has taken a contextual approach to show the influence of one discipline upon another, and the unfolding story has been widely illustrated with contemporary quotations, allowing the progress of communications to be seen from the perspective of the times and not from the standpoint of a later generation., This book traces the evolution of communications from 500 BC, when fire beacons were used for signalling, to the 1940s, when high definition television systems were developed for the entertainment, education and enlightenment of society.
LC Classification Number
TK5101
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