From the wireless to the web : the evolution of telecommunications, 1901-2001 / Peter R. Jensen.
| Author/creator | Jensen, Peter R. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Sydney : University of New South Wales Press, 2000. |
| Description | 306 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Early communications (before 1901) -- Babbage--frustrated genius (the mid-1800s) -- Marconi's gamble (1901) -- Telecommunication (1901 to 1914). Feature: Spark transmission methods -- The Mawson expedition (1911 to 1912) -- Wireless in the First World War (1914 to 1918). Feature: Reception before the valve -- Radio dinosaurs (1918 to 1922) -- Communications developments (1918 to 1938). Feature: Farnsworth and Zworykin -- Waves in the air (1918 to 1939) -- Comptometry and analysis (1871 to 1939). Feature: Typewriters and data entry -- Radio at war (1939 to 1945) -- Codes, ciphers and colossus (1939 to 1945) -- Solid state and silicon chip (1945 to 1975). Feature: Values, reception and transmission -- Creation of the computer (1945 to 1975) -- Links in the Web (1901 to 1995) -- Communications on the move (1927 to the present). Feature: Hams and hackers -- Microcomputer revolution (1975 to the present) -- Micro-comms (Beyond 2000). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-298) and index. |
| ISBN | 0868404586 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | TK5102.2 .J46 2000 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |