The Age of Electronic Messages

by John G. Truxal

Book Overview

What are the frontiers of today's communications technology? The Age of Electronic Messages explains the scientific principles on which this technology is based and explores its capabilities and limitations, its risks and benefits. In straightforward language accompanied by numerous illustrations, Truxal describes the communications technology that has become such an integral part of today's work and leisure. He provides accounts of the bar codes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262200740
• ISBN13: 9780262200745
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 487 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Probably the best way to teach basic concepts of telecomm...

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