Making Connections
Communication through the Ages
Published on 11. February 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-8108-4234-2 (ISBN)
Description
Meadow takes us on a Cook's tour of communication technologies across time_the alphabet and moveable type printing, cave drawings and carrier pigeons, telephones, television and, of course, the Internet. In each case, Meadow shows how these (and other devices) are connected to each other, even as they serve to make connections between people. Part One discusses the basics of communications, while Part Two delves into telecommunications before the days of steam and electricity. Part Three offers insight into steam, electricity, and internal combustion energy and how they revolutionized society. Communication is the key to a productive world. For those dazzled by the pace of change in the technology or McLuhan's unorthodox but brilliant insights, Meadow's casual style and pace provide the perfect antidote.
Reviews / Votes
Accessible to, and recommended for, undergraduates, students at technical colleges, and general readers. * CHOICE * Meadows manages to make communications technology interesting again by making the reader see it from a new lens...As a solid introduction to the history of communication technology, this work is strongly recommended for academic and public libraries. * E-Streams * Meadow, a University of Toronto professor emeritus of information studies, is well qualified to explore communications topics...Communication has characterized human experience from ancient time to the present. Thus, its history is a fascinating story to follow. Making Connections emphasizes this point by highlighting the development of a wide array of communication technologies over time. * Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science * ...a well-written, thoughtful, and richly documented summary of the history of human communication. * Project Muse * Writing in a casual style for nonspecialists, Meadow covers the basics of each technology, showing how it was invented, how it works, and the effect it has had on society. * Zentralblatt fuer Geologie und Palaeontologie *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
480 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8108-4234-2 (9780810842342)
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Schweitzer Classification
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E-Book
02/2002
1st Edition
Scarecrow Press
€73.99
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Person
Charles T. Meadow is Professor Emeritus at the Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto. He is the author of Ink into Bits: A Web of Converging Media (2002) and Messages, Meaning and Symbols: The Communication of Information (2006), both published by Scarecrow.
Content
Chapter 3
Chapter 1: The Basics of Communication
Chapter 4 1 Background
Chapter 5
Chapter 2: Telecommunication Before Steam and Electricity
Chapter 6 2 Spoken Language and Sound Transmission
Chapter 7 3 Writing and Printing
Chapter 8 4 Visual Signalling
Chapter 9 5 Transportation as Communication-1
Chapter 10
Chapter 3: Steam, Electricity, and Internal Combustion
Chapter 11 6 Transportation as Communication-2
Chapter 12 7 Telegraph
Chapter 13 8 Telephone
Chapter 14
Chapter 4: Electronics
Chapter 15 9 Radio
Chapter 16 10 Television
Chapter 17 11 Communication Satellites
Chapter 18 12 The Internet and the Information Highway
Chapter 19
Chapter 5: Looking Backward and Forward
Chapter 20 13 Summation and Projection
Chapter 21 14 One Hundred Dates to Remember
Chapter 22 Bibliography
Chapter 23 Index
Chapter 24 About the Author
Chapter 1: The Basics of Communication
Chapter 4 1 Background
Chapter 5
Chapter 2: Telecommunication Before Steam and Electricity
Chapter 6 2 Spoken Language and Sound Transmission
Chapter 7 3 Writing and Printing
Chapter 8 4 Visual Signalling
Chapter 9 5 Transportation as Communication-1
Chapter 10
Chapter 3: Steam, Electricity, and Internal Combustion
Chapter 11 6 Transportation as Communication-2
Chapter 12 7 Telegraph
Chapter 13 8 Telephone
Chapter 14
Chapter 4: Electronics
Chapter 15 9 Radio
Chapter 16 10 Television
Chapter 17 11 Communication Satellites
Chapter 18 12 The Internet and the Information Highway
Chapter 19
Chapter 5: Looking Backward and Forward
Chapter 20 13 Summation and Projection
Chapter 21 14 One Hundred Dates to Remember
Chapter 22 Bibliography
Chapter 23 Index
Chapter 24 About the Author