Telegraph, Telephone, and Wireless: How Telecom Changed the World - Softcover

Lundy, Bert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1439213089 ISBN 13: 9781439213087

Publisher: BookSurge Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

Telegraph, Telephone & Wireless: How Telecom Changed the World by Bert Lundy portrays the world of telecommunications and the research and discoveries that made it possible. Lundy examines the great telecommunications entrepreneurs, scientists and engineers, their inventions, the beginnings of networks, technology, and the growth of the businesses that gave rise to telecom as it is today. Telegraph, Telephone & Wireless reviews the early development of optical and electrical telegraphs, the inspiring story of the first trans-Atlantic telegraph cable, the invention and development of the telephone, and the early development of wireless. An understanding of the origins and development of telecom is valuable for anyone who works with or uses the Internet or cell phones today. Telegraph, Telephone & Wireless will educate, enrich, and entertain all who are interested in telecom.

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About the Author

Bert Lundy is a professor in the computer science department at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, since 1988. He has published numerous technical papers on communications. During the 1990s he developed a business plan and a management team for a telecom startup which eventually failed. Previously, he was a research assistant at Georgia Tech, obtaining a Ph.D in 1988. From 1981-84, he was a software engineer in Dallas, Texas, where he worked on large software engineering projects. Prof. Lundy has taught short classes on networking in Europe, Japan, and Mexico. He has given talks at AT&T Bell Laboratories and at numerous conferences and universities. From 1977-81 he served in the U.S. Army at Fort Ord, California. In addition to the Ph.D., he holds degrees in computer science from the University of Texas at Dallas, and in mathematics from Texas A&M University. He also speaks Spanish. Dr. Lundy is married, has four children, and lives in Northern California.

Edition details

• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1439213089
• ISBN 13: 9781439213087
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 566