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- catalog abstract ""Conventional assumptions hold that U.S. government research and development efforts produced the satellite communications industry. David J. Whalen looks deeply into the history of the industry and presents remarkable new information to tell a much different story. He finds that most of the satellite technology was privately developed by AT & T and Hughes Aircraft Company, and that the market for satellite communications existed before the government stepped in." "Many previous histories of satellite communications have emphasized government contributions; this version is the first to focus on the industry's contributions."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12630078.
- catalog created "c2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "c2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
- catalog description ""Conventional assumptions hold that U.S. government research and development efforts produced the satellite communications industry. David J. Whalen looks deeply into the history of the industry and presents remarkable new information to tell a much different story. He finds that most of the satellite technology was privately developed by AT & T and Hughes Aircraft Company, and that the market for satellite communications existed before the government stepped in." "Many previous histories of satellite communications have emphasized government contributions; this version is the first to focus on the industry's contributions."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. Introduction: The Billion-Dollar Technology -- 2. From World War II to Sputnik: Inventing Communications Satellites -- 3. Post-Sputnik: Industry and the Military Innovate -- 4. Government Intervenes -- 5. Building the Satellites -- 8. Choosing a System -- 9. Outcomes: Billion-Dollar Industry.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-213) and index.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 220 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Origins of satellite communications, 1945-1965.".
- catalog identifier "1588340228 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Origins of satellite communications, 1945-1965.".
- catalog isPartOf "Smithsonian history of aviation and spaceflight series".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "c2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington [D.C.] : Smithsonian Institution Press,".
- catalog relation "Origins of satellite communications, 1945-1965.".
- catalog subject "621.382/5 21".
- catalog subject "Artificial satellites in telecommunication History.".
- catalog subject "TK5104 .W48 2002".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Introduction: The Billion-Dollar Technology -- 2. From World War II to Sputnik: Inventing Communications Satellites -- 3. Post-Sputnik: Industry and the Military Innovate -- 4. Government Intervenes -- 5. Building the Satellites -- 8. Choosing a System -- 9. Outcomes: Billion-Dollar Industry.".
- catalog title "The origins of satellite communications, 1945-1965 / David J. Whalen.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".