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The worldwide history of telecommunications

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Description

xx, 638 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps; 26 cm.

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Contents

Pt. I. Introduction and period before 1800. Introduction -- Evolution of telecommunications up to 1800 -- Optical telegraphy -- pt. II. Period from 1800 to 1850. Evolution of telecommunications from 1800 to 1850 -- Optical telegraph systems worldwide -- Electrical telegraphy -- pt. III. Period from 1850 to 1900. Evolution of telecommunications from 1850 to 1900 -- Electrical telegraph systems worldwide -- Image telegraphy -- Telephony -- Telephone switching -- Radio transmission -- International cooperation -- pt. IV. Period from 1900 to 1950. Evolution of telecommunications from 1900 to 1950. Worldwide telephone penetration -- Electromechanical telephone switching -- High-frequency radio transmission -- Phototelegraphy -- Teleprinters -- Copper-line transmission -- Radio-relay transmission -- Cryptography -- International cooperation -- pt. V. Period from 1950 to 2000. Evolution of telecommunications from 1950 to 2000 -- Radio-relay networks -- Coaxial cable transmission -- Satellite transmission -- Optical fiber transmission -- Electronic switching -- Telex -- Telefax -- Cellular radio -- Telephony and deregulation -- Multimedia -- International cooperation --
Appendices. A. Chronology of the major events in the two centuries of telecommunications -- B. Worldwide statistics of population, Internet users, cellular phones, and main telephones -- C. Glossary.

Call Number

JBF 18-542

ISBN

0471205052 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

2002027240

OCLC

55754385

Author

Huurdeman, Anton A.

Title

The worldwide history of telecommunications / Anton A. Huurdeman.

Imprint

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Interscience, c2003.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Research Call Number

JBF 18-542