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001 2008042011
003 DLC
005 20100217091004.0
008 080923s2009 mauab b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2008042011
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016 7 $a014931552$2Uk
020 $a9780262012867 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020 $a0262012863 (hardcover : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn257557066
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dBTCTA$dYDXCP$dUKM$dC#P$dBWX$dCDX$dSDB$dDLC
050 00 $aTK5103.15$b.C66 2009
082 00 $a621.387/8409162$222
245 00 $aCommunications under the seas :$bthe evolving cable network and its implications /$cedited by Bernard Finn and Daqing Yang.
260 $aCambridge, Mass. :$bMIT Press,$cc2009.
300 $a303 p. :$bill., maps ;$c24 cm.
490 1 $aDibner Institute studies in the history of science and technology
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aSubmarine telegraphy: a study in technical stagnation / Bernard Finn -- Bridging the gap: the cable and its challengers, 1918-1988 / Jonathan Reed Winkler -- Fiber-optic submarine cables: covering the ocean floor with glass / Jeff Hecht -- The International Telegraph Union: the cable companies and the governments / Jorma Ahvenainen -- The origins of Cable and Wireless Limited, 1918-1939: capitalism, imperialism, and technical change / Robert Boyce -- Small nation, international submarine telegraphy, and international politics: the Great Northern Telegraph Company, 1869-1940 / Kurt Jacobsen -- Je t'aime, moi non plus: the development of Atlantic submarine cables and the complexity of the French-American dialogue, 1870-1960 / Pascal Griset -- Strategic and military aspects of submarine telegraph cables, 1851-1945 / Daniel R. Headrick -- Submarine cables and diplomatic culture / David Paull Nickles -- Submarine cables and the two Japanese empires / Daqing Yang -- The geopolitical implications of communication under the seas / Peter J. Hugill.
650 0 $aCables, Submarine$xHistory.
650 0 $aTelecommunication$xSocial aspects$xHistory.
650 0 $aCommunication, International.
700 1 $aFinn, Bernard S.,$d1932-
700 1 $aYang, Daqing,$d1964-
830 0 $aDibner Institute studies in the history of science and technology.