The Story of Telecommunications

It began with a federal research grant and a few wild-eyed visionaries. When the first link went online, it was little more than a curiosity used by a small handful of scientists. Then slowly, as more people became involved, it gradually developed a momentum that grew and grew until it eventually connected the entire earth. It stimulated a boom in global communications and innovation and changed life as we know it. And it all started started over 150 years ago with the invention of. . .

Happily, this important book is back in print.