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Do you know that only 200 years ago, the only way that one person could send a message to another person was by letter or messenger? It's hard to imagine now, with our smartphones and computers at our fingertips. From the invention of the telegraph in the 1830s all the way through to the wearable technology of the present day, this book charts the incredible history of telecommunications.

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Publié par	Capstone Global Library
Date de parution	05 octobre 2017
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781474740449
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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Chris Oxlade

The History of Telecommunications

The History of Technology

The History of Telecommunications

by Chris Oxlade

© 2018 Heinemann-Raintree an imprint of Capstone Global Library, LLC Chicago, Illinois To contact Capstone Global Library please call 800-747-4992, or visit our website www.mycapstone.com All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

Edited by Helen Cox Cannons Designed by Philippa Jenkins Picture research by Svetlana Zhurkin Production by Steve Walker Originated by Capstone Global Library Ltd

Library of Congress CataloginginPublication Data Names: Oxlade, Chris. Title: The history of telecommunications / by Chris Oxlade. Description: Chicago, IL : Heinemann-Raintree, 2017. | Series: Heinemann first library.The history of technology | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Audience: Ages 7-11. | Audience: Grade 2 to Grade 5. Identifiers: LCCN 2016058453| ISBN 9781484640357 (library binding) | ISBN 9781484640395 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781484640432 (ebook (pdf)) Subjects: LCSH: Telecommunication--History--Juvenile literature. Classification: LCC TK5102.4 .O925 2017 | DDC 621.38209--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016058453

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Acknowledgments We would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce photographs: Alamy: Purepix, 23; Getty Images: Dan Hallman, 20, Los Angeles Times/Al Seib, 26, Popperfoto/Rolls Press, 18, Spencer Grant, 22, SSPL, 16; iStockphoto: serts, 25; Library of Congress, 13; Mary Evans Picture Library: Illustrated London News Ltd., 7; Newscom: Ann Ronan Picture Library Heritage Images, 14, Everett Collection, 10, 12, World History Archive, 5, 6, ZUMA Press/Michael Quan, 24; Shutterstock: Alexey Boldin, cover (right), 28, asharkyu, 19, Everett Collection, cover (left), 8, 11, 15, 17, fztommy, 29, Matthew Corley, 27, Sidhe, 9, stockphoto-graf, 1, Viacheslav Yakobchuk, 4; SuperStock: Science and Society, 21.

We would like to thank Matthew Anniss for his help in the preparation of this book.

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