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_bCOM 2009
245 0 0 _aCommunications under the seas :
_bthe evolving cable network and its implications /
_cedited by Bernard Finn and Daqing Yang.
260 _aCambridge, Mass. :
_bMIT Press,
_cc2009.
300 _a303 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
440 0 _aDibner Institute studies in the history of science and technology.
_918132
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aSubmarine 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.
650 0 _aCables, Submarine
_xHistory.
_918133
650 0 _aTelecommunication
_xSocial aspects
_xHistory.
_918134
650 0 _aCommunication, International.
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700 1 _aFinn, Bernard S.,
_d1932-
_918135
700 1 _aYang, Daqing,
_d1964-
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830 0 _aDibner Institute studies in the history of science and technology.
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