Getting the Message - A History of Communications

An introduction to the field of communications, this book explores the history of communications, starting with ancient civilizations, the Greeks and Romans, then leading through the development of the electric telegraph, and up to the present day with email and cellular phones.

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• Authors: L. Solymar, Laszlo Solymar, Laszlo (Professor of Applied Electromagne Solymar, Laszlo (Professor of Applied Electromagnetism Solymar, Solymar Laszlo
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.1999
• EAN: 9780198503330
• ISBN: 978-0-19-850333-0
• No. of pages: 324
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Electronics, electrical engineering, communications engineering; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; SCIENCE / History, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Telecommunications, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, History of Science, History of engineering and technology, History of engineering & technology, Communications engineering / telecommunications, Media, Information & Communication Industries