01938nam a2200241 a 4500 20230110151935.0 160110s2009 mauab grb 001 0 eng d 0262012863 9780262012867 TK5103.15 .C66 2009 Communications under the seas : the evolving cable network and its implications / edited by Bernard Finn and Daqing Yang. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2009. 303 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Dibner Institute studies in the history of science and technology Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. Cables, Submarine History. Communication, International. Telecommunication Social aspects History. Finn, Bernard S., 1932- Yang, Daqing, 1964- lcc 79303 79303 0 0 lcc 0 0 EMN EMN 2023-01-10 0 0404891 2023-01-10 00:00:00 1 2023-01-10 BK VIRTUAITEM