Telegraph in America, 1832-1920

(Part of the Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology Series and Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology Series)

by David Hochfelder

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A complete history of how the telegraph revolutionized technological practice and life in America.

Telegraphy in the nineteenth century approximated the internet in our own day. Historian and electrical engineer David Hochfelder offers readers a comprehensive history of this groundbreaking technology, which employs breaks in an electrical current to send code along miles of wire. The Telegraph in America, 1832-1920 examines...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1421421240

ISBN13:9781421421247

Release Date:October 2016

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:264 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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Telegraph in America, 1832-1920

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