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- catalog abstract ""The first comprehensive history ever written on the [information age], covering every aspect of telecommunications from a global perspective. In clear, easy-to-understand language, the author presents telecommunications as a uniquely human achievement, dependent on the contributions of many ingenious inventors, discoverers, physicists, and engineers over a period spanning more than two centuries."--Back cover.".
- catalog contributor b12955892.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""The first comprehensive history ever written on the [information age], covering every aspect of telecommunications from a global perspective. In clear, easy-to-understand language, the author presents telecommunications as a uniquely human achievement, dependent on the contributions of many ingenious inventors, discoverers, physicists, and engineers over a period spanning more than two centuries."--Back cover.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog extent "xx, 638 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0471205052 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Hoboken, NJ : J. Wiley,".
- catalog subject "384 21".
- catalog subject "TK5102.2 .H88 2003".
- catalog subject "Telecommunication History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "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.".
- catalog tableOfContents "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.".
- catalog title "The worldwide history of telecommunications / Anton A. Huurdeman.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".