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160110s2009 mauab grb 001 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
| International Standard Book Number |
0262012863 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
| International Standard Book Number |
9780262012867 |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
| Classification number |
TK5103.15 |
| Item number |
.C66 2009 |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT |
| Title |
Communications under the seas : |
| Remainder of title |
the evolving cable network and its implications / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
edited by Bernard Finn and Daqing Yang. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Cambridge, Mass. : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
MIT Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
c2009. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
| Extent |
303 p. : |
| Other physical details |
ill., maps ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT |
| Series statement |
Dibner Institute studies in the history of science and technology |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
| Formatted contents note |
Submarine 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 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Cables, Submarine |
| General subdivision |
History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Communication, International. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Telecommunication |
| General subdivision |
Social aspects |
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History. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
| Personal name |
Finn, Bernard S., |
| Dates associated with a name |
1932- |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
| Personal name |
Yang, Daqing, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1964- |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Library of Congress Classification |