LEADER 05404nam 2200673 450 001 9910830286603321 005 20240219135352.0 010 $a1-280-55701-X 010 $a9786610557011 010 $a0-470-30568-1 010 $a0-471-72133-6 010 $a0-471-72224-3 024 7 $a10.1002/0471722243 035 $a(CKB)1000000000018934 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000313697 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11925293 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000313697 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10358265 035 $a(PQKB)10673043 035 $a(CaBNVSL)mat05236535 035 $a(IDAMS)0b00006481094b7e 035 $a(IEEE)5236535 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4957089 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4957089 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL55701 035 $a(OCoLC)85820348 035 $a(PPN)25411024X 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000018934 100 $a20151221d2005 uy 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe worldwide history of telecommunications /$fAnton A. Huurdeman 210 1$a[Hoboken, New Jersey] :$cJ. Wiley,$dc2003. 210 2$a[Piscataqay, New Jersey] :$cIEEE Xplore,$d[2005] 215 $a1 PDF (xx, 638 pages) $cillustrations 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-471-20505-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFOREWORD. -- PREFACE. -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. -- PART I: INTRODUCTION AND PERIOD BEFORE 1800. -- 1. Introduction. -- 2. Evolution of Telecommunications Up to 1800. -- 3. Optical Telegraphy. -- PART II: PERIOD FROM 1800 TO 1850. -- 4. Evolution of Telecommunications from 1800 to 1850. -- 5. Optical Telegraph Systems Worldwide. -- 6. Electrical Telegraphy. -- PART III: PERIOD FROM 1850 TO 1900. -- 7. Evolution of Telecommunications from 1850 to 1900. -- 8. Electrical Telegraph Systems Worldwide. -- 9. Image Telegraphy. -- 10. Telephony. -- 11. Telephone Switching. -- 12. Radio Transmission. -- 13. International Cooperation. -- PART IV: PERIOD FROM 1900 TO 1950. -- 14. Evolution of Telecommunications from 1900 to 1950. -- 15. Worldwide Telephone Penetration. -- 16. Electromechanical Telephone Switching. -- 17. High-Frequency Radio Transmission. -- 18. Phototelegraphy. -- 19. Teleprinters. -- 20. Copper-Line Transmission. -- 21. Radio-Relay Transmission. -- 22. Cryptography. -- 23. International Cooperation. -- PART V: PERIOD FROM 1950 TO 2000. -- 24. Evolution of Telecommunications from 1950 to 2000. -- 25. Radio-Relay Networks. -- 26. Coaxial Cable Transmission. -- 27. Satellite Transmission. -- 28. Optical Fiber Transmission. -- 29. Electronic Switching. -- 30. Telex. -- 31. Telefax. -- 32. Cellular Radio. -- 33. Telephony and Deregulation. -- 34. Multimedia. -- 35. International Cooperation. -- APPENDICES. -- A. Chronology of the Major Events in the Two Centuries of Telecommunications. -- B. Worldwide Statistics of Population, Internet Users, Cellular Phones, and Main Telephones. -- C. Glossary. -- INDEX. 330 $aThe first comprehensive history of the Information Age... how we got there and where we are going The exchange of information is essential for both the organization of nature and the social life of mankind. Until recently, communication between people was more or less limited by geographic proximity. Today, thanks to ongoing innovations in telecommunications, we live in an Information Age where distance has ceased to be an obstacle to the sharing of ideas. The Worldwide History of Telecommunications is the first comprehensive history ever written on the subject, covering every aspect of telecommunications from a global perspective. In clear, easy-to-understand language, the author presents telecommunications as a uniquely human achievement, dependent on the contributions of many ingenious inventors, discoverers, physicists, and engineers over a period spanning more than two centuries. From the crude signaling methods employed in antiquity all the way to today's digital era, The Worldwide History of Telecommunications features complete and fascinating coverage of the groundbreaking innovations that have served to make telecommunications the largest industry on earth, including: . Optical telegraphy. Electrical telegraphy via wires and cables. Telephony and telephone switching. Radio transmission technologies. Cryptography. Coaxial and optical fiber networks. Telex and telefax. Multimedia applications Broad in scope, yet clear and logical in its presentation, this groundbreaking book will serve as an invaluable resource for anyone involved or merely curious about the ever evolving field of telecommunications. AAP-PSP 2003 Award Winner for excellence in the discipline of the "History of Science". 606 $aTelecommunications$2HILCC 606 $aElectrical & Computer Engineering$2HILCC 606 $aEngineering & Applied Sciences$2HILCC 610 $aElectrical and Electronics Engineering. 615 7$aTelecommunications 615 7$aElectrical & Computer Engineering 615 7$aEngineering & Applied Sciences 676 $a384 700 $aHuurdeman$b Anton A.$01715392 801 0$bCaBNVSL 801 1$bCaBNVSL 801 2$bCaBNVSL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910830286603321 996 $aThe worldwide history of telecommunications$94109991 997 $aUNINA