Lebow, Irwin,

Information highways and byways : from the telegraph to the 21st century / Information highways & byways Irwin Lebow. - 1 PDF (xv, 307 pages, [20] pages of plates) : illustrations.

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.




Mode of access: World Wide Web

9780470544891

10.1109/9780470544891 doi


Telecommunication--History.


Electronic books.

P90 / .L364 1995eb TK5102.2 / .L43 1995eb

302.2/09034