Dot-Dash to Dot.Com: How Modern Telecommunications Evolved from the Telegraph to the Internet

by Andrew Wheen

Telecommunications is a major global industry, and this unique book chronicles the development of this complex technology from the electric telegraph to the Internet in a simple, accessible, and entertaining way. The book opens with the early years of the electric telegraph. The reader will learn how the Morse telegraph evolved into an international network that spanned the globe, starting with the development of international undersea cables, and the heroic attempts to lay a trans-Atlantic cable. The book describes the events that led to the invention of the telephone, and the subsequent disputes over who had really invented it. It takes a look at some of the most important applications that have appeared on the Internet, the mobile revolution, and ends with a discussion of future key developments in the telecommunications industry.

320 pages, Paperback

First published December 6, 2010

Reviews

[Steve Gross · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well-done but obviously out of date summary of telecommunications (it's at least a decade old).

[Deborah]

I'm very happy to say that I was notified that I was a winner in the Goodreads giveaway for this book. I look forward to reading it when it arrives, and will post my review after I read it. Thank you Goodreads!

[Manny · Rating 5 out of 5]

I won a free copy of this book from Goodreads. Reading it now. Very interesting so far. Easy to read for a novice. Thank you.