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Information highways and byways : from the telegraph to the 21st century / Irwin Lebow.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : IEEE Press, c1995Distributor: [Piscataqay, New Jersey] : IEEE Xplore, [1995]Description: 1 PDF (xv, 307 pages, [20] pages of plates) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • electronic
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780470544891
Other title:
  • Information highways & byways [Cover title]
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 302.2/09034
Online resources: Also available in print.
Contents:
Wiring up the world -- Communication without wires -- The communication/computing symbiosis -- On the way to the next century.
Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-298) and index.

Wiring up the world -- Communication without wires -- The communication/computing symbiosis -- On the way to the next century.

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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.

Also available in print.

Mode of access: World Wide Web

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