ISBN:
0470544899
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9780470544891
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (1 PDF (xvi, 307 Seiten, [20] pages of plates))
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illustrations
Edition:
Also available in print
Parallel Title:
Print version
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Lebow, Irwin L. Information highways and byways
DDC:
302.2/09034
Keywords:
Telecommunication History
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
;
Telekommunikation
;
Geschichte 1900-
Abstract:
Spanning the entire history of electrical communications, this book tells the story of the many events and breakthroughs that took place from the creation of the telegraph 150 years ago to the dynamic modern, world of the Internet and interactive TV. As a veritable case study in how advances in technology cause societal and industrial change, this story provides insight into the current turmoil in the information and entertainment industries. Its characters include the technologists, the entrepreneurs, the litigators, anti-trust lawyers, and regulators who influenced the course of progress. This book will be of interest to anyone who has a stake in the information age
Abstract:
Wiring up the world -- Communication without wires -- The communication/computing symbiosis -- On the way to the next century
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-298) and index
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Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers
,
Also available in print.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
DOI:
10.1109/9780470544891
URL:
Volltext
(URL des Erstveröffentlichers)
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