George F Botjer

Samuel F. B. Morse and the Dawn of the Age of Electricity

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this book, based on previously unpublished archival sources, George F. Botjer examines the importance of time and place in the launch of Samuel F. B. Morse's invention and his resulting fame and how the invention affected the inventor himself.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 148
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. August 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 227g
• ISBN-13: 9781498501422
• ISBN-10: 1498501427
• Artikelnr.: 55749525

Autorenporträt

By George F. Botjer

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Chapter 1: An American Artist: Fame and Misfortune Chapter 2:
Starving Artist Invents Telegraph in Greenwich Village Garret Chapter
3: From Wilderness to Empire: Morse and the System Builders Chapter 4: The
Question of Origins and Originality: Did More Really Invent the Telegraph?
Chapter 5: The Great Man Revered and Reviled Chapter 6: Locust Grove
Concluding Remarks