The invisible empire [[electronic resource] ] : a history of the telecommunications industry in Canada, 1846-1956 / / Jean-Guy Rens ; translated by Käthe Roth |
Autore | Rens Jean-Guy <1946-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (408 p.) |
Disciplina | 384/.0971 |
Altri autori (Persone) | RothKäthe |
Soggetto topico |
Telecommunication - Canada - History
Télécommunications - Canada - Histoire |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-85863-7
9786612858635 0-7735-6844-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | History of the telecommunications industry in Canada |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450645203321 |
Rens Jean-Guy <1946-> | ||
Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The invisible empire [[electronic resource] ] : a history of the telecommunications industry in Canada, 1846-1956 / / Jean-Guy Rens ; translated by Käthe Roth |
Autore | Rens Jean-Guy <1946-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (408 p.) |
Disciplina | 384/.0971 |
Altri autori (Persone) | RothKäthe |
Soggetto topico |
Telecommunication - Canada - History
Télécommunications - Canada - Histoire |
ISBN |
1-282-85863-7
9786612858635 0-7735-6844-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The Pioneering Era: Inventions and Impediments, 1846–1915 -- Telegraphy -- The Birth of Telegraphy -- The Telegraph Industry Gets Organized -- The Telephone -- Invention of the Telephone -- The Telephone Comes to Canada -- Bell Comes Out Fighting -- Balkanization of the Telephone Industry -- The Birth of Northern Electric and Technological Advances -- Unbridled Capitalism and Language Clashes -- The Telephone Industry in Canada and the International Scene -- Radio -- Radio: A Spectacular Success -- Creating Universal Service, 1915–56 -- Creation of a National Industry -- Bell’s Long March to Independence -- The Other Telephone Companies -- Social Benefits and Labour Peace in the Telephone Industry -- The Canadian Regulatory Model -- Electromechanical Technology Hits Its Peak -- The International Scene -- Conclusion: How Telephony Changed the World -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Altri titoli varianti | History of the telecommunications industry in Canada |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783796503321 |
Rens Jean-Guy <1946-> | ||
Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The invisible empire : a history of the telecommunications industry in Canada, 1846-1956 / / Jean-Guy Rens ; translated by Kathe Roth |
Autore | Rens Jean-Guy <1946-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (408 p.) |
Disciplina | 384/.0971 |
Altri autori (Persone) | RothKathe |
Soggetto topico |
Telecommunication - Canada - History
Telecommunications - Canada - Histoire |
ISBN |
1-282-85863-7
9786612858635 0-7735-6844-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The Pioneering Era: Inventions and Impediments, 1846–1915 -- Telegraphy -- The Birth of Telegraphy -- The Telegraph Industry Gets Organized -- The Telephone -- Invention of the Telephone -- The Telephone Comes to Canada -- Bell Comes Out Fighting -- Balkanization of the Telephone Industry -- The Birth of Northern Electric and Technological Advances -- Unbridled Capitalism and Language Clashes -- The Telephone Industry in Canada and the International Scene -- Radio -- Radio: A Spectacular Success -- Creating Universal Service, 1915–56 -- Creation of a National Industry -- Bell’s Long March to Independence -- The Other Telephone Companies -- Social Benefits and Labour Peace in the Telephone Industry -- The Canadian Regulatory Model -- Electromechanical Technology Hits Its Peak -- The International Scene -- Conclusion: How Telephony Changed the World -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Altri titoli varianti | History of the telecommunications industry in Canada |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822130103321 |
Rens Jean-Guy <1946-> | ||
Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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