Global communications since 1844: geopolitics and technology
Auteur :
Hugill, Peter J.
Éditeur :
Hugill, Peter J.
ISBN :
9780801860744
Date de publication :
9 avr. 1999
Dimensions :
25,3 x 18,1 x 2,1 cm
Poids :
630 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This account demonstrates that the nations that best developed and marketed new technologies were the ones that rose to world power. It begins with the advent of the telegraph in the 1840s, and explains how such developments as aerial bombardment in World War I spurred the development of radio.