Communications under the seas : the evolving cable network and its implications /
edited by Bernard Finn and Daqing Yang.
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2009.
- 303 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Dibner Institute studies in the history of science and technology. .
- Dibner Institute studies in the history of science and technology. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Submarine telegraphy: a study in technical stagnation / Bernard Finn -- Bridging the gap: the cable and its challengers, 1918-1988 / Jonathan Reed Winkler -- Fiber-optic submarine cables: covering the ocean floor with glass / Jeff Hecht -- The International Telegraph Union: the cable companies and the governments / Jorma Ahvenainen -- The origins of Cable and Wireless Limited, 1918-1939: capitalism, imperialism, and technical change / Robert Boyce -- Small nation, international submarine telegraphy, and international politics: the Great Northern Telegraph Company, 1869-1940 / Kurt Jacobsen -- Je t'aime, moi non plus: the development of Atlantic submarine cables and the complexity of the French-American dialogue, 1870-1960 / Pascal Griset -- Strategic and military aspects of submarine telegraph cables, 1851-1945 / Daniel R. Headrick -- Submarine cables and diplomatic culture / David Paull Nickles -- Submarine cables and the two Japanese empires / Daqing Yang -- The geopolitical implications of communication under the seas / Peter J. Hugill.
9780262012867 (hbk.)
2008042011
GBA927370 bnb
014931552 Uk
Cables, Submarine--History.
Telecommunication--Social aspects--History.
Communication, International.
TK5103.15 / .C66 2009
621.3878409162 / COM 2009
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Submarine telegraphy: a study in technical stagnation / Bernard Finn -- Bridging the gap: the cable and its challengers, 1918-1988 / Jonathan Reed Winkler -- Fiber-optic submarine cables: covering the ocean floor with glass / Jeff Hecht -- The International Telegraph Union: the cable companies and the governments / Jorma Ahvenainen -- The origins of Cable and Wireless Limited, 1918-1939: capitalism, imperialism, and technical change / Robert Boyce -- Small nation, international submarine telegraphy, and international politics: the Great Northern Telegraph Company, 1869-1940 / Kurt Jacobsen -- Je t'aime, moi non plus: the development of Atlantic submarine cables and the complexity of the French-American dialogue, 1870-1960 / Pascal Griset -- Strategic and military aspects of submarine telegraph cables, 1851-1945 / Daniel R. Headrick -- Submarine cables and diplomatic culture / David Paull Nickles -- Submarine cables and the two Japanese empires / Daqing Yang -- The geopolitical implications of communication under the seas / Peter J. Hugill.
9780262012867 (hbk.)
2008042011
GBA927370 bnb
014931552 Uk
Cables, Submarine--History.
Telecommunication--Social aspects--History.
Communication, International.
TK5103.15 / .C66 2009
621.3878409162 / COM 2009