Telegraph in America, 1832-1920

by David Hochfelder

Book Overview

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 the correlation between technological innovation and social change and shows how this transformative relationship helps...

• 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"