Network nation: inventing american telecommunications
Auteur :
John, Richard R.
Éditeur :
John, Richard R.
ISBN :
9780674024298
Date de publication :
18 mai 2010
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 x 4,0 cm
Poids :
898 g
Format :
Sewn
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The telegraph and the telephone were the first electrical communications networks to become hallmarks of modernity. This book demonstrates how access to these networks was determined not only by technological imperatives and economic incentives but also by political decision making at the federal, state, and municipal levels.