Innovation and the Communications Revolution [Hardcover]

John Bray (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0852962185 | ISBN-13: 978-0852962183 | Publication Date: April 29, 2002

This book provides a fascinating account of the origins and development of the technology that has transformed telecommunications and broadcasting and created the Internet. It depicts this remarkable human achievement by identifying the key innovators whose ideas created today's world of communications, from the Victorian scientists and mathematicians to the present day engineers.

Written in a highly readable style, this book shows the impact of each innovation upon today's world of communications technology, and looks to the future for the innovations to come. The author writes from a unique position as he was a principal player in the development of 20th Century telecommunications engineering.

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The Institution of Engineering and Technology is one of the world's leading professional societies for the engineering and technology community. The IET publishes more than 100 new titles every year; a rich mix of books, journals and magazines with a back catalogue of more than 350 books in 18 different subject areas including:

-Power & Energy
-Renewable Energy
-Radar, Sonar & Navigation
-Electromagnetics
-Electrical Measurement
-History of Technology
-Technology Management

Product Details

• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: The Institution of Engineering and Technology (April 29, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0852962185
• ISBN-13: 978-0852962183
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,507,530 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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