The Telephone - The Life Story of a Technology

Informationen zum Autor David Mercer Klappentext The telephone has played a central role in shaping the way we communicate. From the telegraph in the 19th century through the mobile phone of today, the technology of the telephone has drastically altered how people work, how they keep in touch with friends and loved ones, and how they organize their daily lives. It has also been crucial in enabling governments and large organizations to extend their influence, both within and across nations, and has required wide-ranging changes in the law and in business practices. This volume in the Greenwood Technographies series examines the life story of the telephone and shows how this ubiquitous technology so completely impacts our lives. Zusammenfassung Explores how the technology of the telephone has drastically altered how people work! how they keep in touch with friends and loved ones! and how they organise their daily lives. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Timeline The Invention and Development of the Telegraph, 1780s-1870s The Invention of the Telephone, 1876 From Electric Toy to Business Tool, 1876-1893 Expansion, Competition, and the Remaking of the Bell Monopoly, 1893-1918 Consolidation in the Interwar Period, 1918-1945 The Calm before the Storm, 1945-1970s Stormy Weather, Telecommunications Deregulation, and the New Digital World, 1970s- The Global Mobile, 1980s- Mobile Cultures, 1990s- Glossary Bibliography Index

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: David Mercer
• Edition: Abc Clio Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.09.2006
• EAN: 9780313332074
• ISBN: 978-0-313-33207-4
• Pages: 151
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Thèmes: Greenwood Technographies; Greenwood Technographies
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Technique > Electronique, électrotechnique, technique de l'information; Technology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Telecommunications, Telephone technology