Getting the Message: A History of Communications, Second Edition

by Laszlo Solymar

Getting the Message is a unique and engaging exploration of the fascinating history of communications, starting with ancient civilisations, the Greeks and Romans, then leading through the development of the electric telegraph, and up to the present day with email and smartphones.

The technology is explained in a particularly simple and accessible way, and themes from politics, economics, and society weave in and out of the scientific ideas...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198863004
• ISBN13: 9780198863007
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.8" x 10.1"