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050	0	0	_aTK5103.15 _b.C66 2009
245	0	0	_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	_aCommunication, International.
650		0	_aTelecommunication _xSocial aspects _xHistory.
700	1		_aFinn, Bernard S., _d1932-
700	1		_aYang, Daqing, _d1964-
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