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Kingsbury,
John E.
THE TELEPHONE AND TELEPHONE EXCHANGES: Their
Invention and Development
This history of a commonplace but largely ignored technological innovation-the
telephone exchange-shows how the exchange was instrumental in the growth of new cities and
towns, and how it helped tie the nation together.
LC72-5057 London.1915
ISBN: 0405047096 illus. $44.95
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Prescott,
George Bartlett
BELL'S ELECTRIC SPEAKING TELEPHONE: Its Invention,
Construction, Application, Modification and History
One of the earliest comprehensive histories, this volume describes the
experiments by Bell and others and examines many of the first efforts at accessories and
improvements.
LC72-5069 New York, 1884
ISBN: 0405047185 illus. $42.95
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Thompson,
Robert Luther
WIRING A CONTINENT: The History of the Telegraph
Industry in the United States, 1832-1866
A scholarly, well-documented study of how the telegraph grew from a toy to a great
industry and then tied the sections of the nation together. An excellent bibliography is
included.
LC72-5078 Princeton, 1947
ISBN: 0405047274 illus. $37.95
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08/01/00
Field, Henry
M.
THE STORY OF THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH
Drawing extensively on many contemporary accounts, Henry Field (brother of
Cyrus) provides a useful source for the social history of this enterprise and an insight
into its meaning for those who witnessed its repeated failures and eventual success.
LC72-5049 New York, 1893
ISBN: 0405047010 illus. $26.95
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01/01/2001