Edition |
Berkley trade pbk. ed. |
Description |
ix, 227 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [214]-217) and index. |
Contents |
The mother of all networks -- Strange, fierce fire -- Electric skeptics -- The thrill electric -- Wiring the world -- Steam-powered messages -- Codes, hackers, and cheats -- Love over the wires -- War and peace in the global village -- Information overload -- Decline and fall -- The legacy of the telegraph. |
Subject |
Telegraph -- History.
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ISBN |
0425171698 : $12.00 |
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