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9781334190964: Page's Weekly, Vol. 5

Synopsis

This book explores the history of telecommunications from the early days of the telegraph to the complex and varied electronic systems of the present day. It examines the development of the telephone, the construction of undersea cables, the invention of wireless communication and the advent of computer-controlled digital communication. The author traces the technological advances against a background of social and political developments to show how the telegraph and telephone shaped 19th-century society and how the evolution of the internet has had a similar impact in recent times. The book is an authoritative and accessible account of a technology that continues to transform the way in which we communicate.

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