Dot-Dash to Dot.Com: How Modern Telecommunications Evolved from the Telegraph to the Internet (Springer Praxis Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (762 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1441967591 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 302 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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The book reserves the more detailed technical discussions for the appendixes. 6 (3), March, 2011)“Andrew Wheen has done an excellent job of making a potentially complex subject entertaining, informative and accessible. More technical detail is presented in a comprehensive section of footnotes - so 2 bookmarks are useful - and even more technical matters reside in Appendices that might be the realm of the serious A level student or first year undergraduate. Well illustrated, with an extensive glossary of terms used by the telecommunications industry at the end. A. … I certainly enjoyed and learned from it.” (Bookbag, June, 2011)“Wheen, an experienced UK-based telecommunications industry professional, presents a historical development of the telecommunications industry and demonstrates how inventions produced by the telecommunications revolution have changed the
"An engaging read" according to Brendan. My interest in the history of telecommunications, and my desire to learn more about modern telecommunications brought me to read Dot-Dash to Dot.Com. The initial chapters covering its early evolution were educational, intriguing and entertaining, working nicely into detailed discussion of more current technology. The combination of anecdotes, illustrations, and technical information was well balanced, and I believe the book accommodates both those with and without prior technical knowledge. The inclusion of a range of technical appendices, as they were, would be
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. 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.. 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 book describes the events that led to the invention of the telephone, and the subsequent disputes over who had really invented it
Andrew Wheen has worked in the telecommunications field since 1982. More recently, he has worked as a management consultant in the telecommunications and broadcasting industries. . Dr. He has held senior engineering and product management roles with major suppliers of telecommunications equipment and was one of the original architects of the Energis network in the United Kingdom (now Cable & Wireless). He is married with two children and lives near London