The Worldwide History of Telecommunications - Huurdeman, Anton A.
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We live in an information age and this book details how we got there. Telecommunications represents the largest industry on earth. Encompassing fiberoptic cable communications, satellites, wireless phones, the Internet, and more, the rise and fall of these companies effect the global economy on a massive scale. This is the first comprehensive, worldwide history ever of telecommunications, beginning with the signaling methods employed in antiquity all the way to today's digital era.
Telecommunications has been one of the most influential technological developments of the past centuries. It…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
We live in an information age and this book details how we got there. Telecommunications represents the largest industry on earth. Encompassing fiberoptic cable communications, satellites, wireless phones, the Internet, and more, the rise and fall of these companies effect the global economy on a massive scale. This is the first comprehensive, worldwide history ever of telecommunications, beginning with the signaling methods employed in antiquity all the way to today's digital era.
Telecommunications has been one of the most influential technological developments of the past centuries. It has long deserved a comprehensive history.
_ This is the only broad survey of the technology and the industry from its birth through today.
_ Presents information everyone in the industry, or with an interest in it, should know.
Autorenporträt
ANTON A. HUURDEMAN studied electrical engineering in Amsterdam and international business at Nyenrode University. He made a career in the exportation of telecommunications systems, working successively for Telefunken, ITT, and Alcatel. In 1992, he retired from his position as Transmission Product Manager at Alcatel headquarters in Paris to become an independent telecommunications author living in the Black Forest. He is married and has two children.
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"...a superb reference source...one reference book I will never throw away..." (New Scientist, 8 November 2003)
"...a useful...reference and delightful to read." (IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, Spring 2005)

"...those interested in the history of telecommunications, do not need to go through numerous publications anymore, this book provides the complete overview from optical telegraphy...to worldwide deregulation and multimedia." (translated from German) (Das Archiv, March 2005)

"...the author describes how telecommunications led to the purchase of Alaska...and how ingenious pioneers created new applications, usually against strong opposition and troublesome patent suits..." (translated from German) (VCV Magazine, November 2004)

"...for this feat of historical research...AAP recognized the book as the Outstanding Professional and Scholarly title in the History of Science in 2003." (The Institute, July 6, 2004)

"...not only for professionals but...for everybody who for private or business reasons looks for an comprehensive and up-to-date source about the complete history of telecommunications." (@Alcatel, No. 2, 2004)

"...a welcome addition to the literature about a pervasive force in modern society...recommended..." (Choice, Vol. 41, No. 5, January 2004)

"...exceptional for its coverage in time, technologies, geography...political, economic, and social contexts of the technologies and the people responsible for the technical advances." (IEEE History Center Newsletter, November 2003)

"...a superb reference source...one reference book I will never throw away..." (New Scientist, 8 November 2003)…mehr