A history of communication technology / Philip A. Loubere.

By:

Loubere, Philip A [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021Description: pages cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780367211493
9780367211509

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Additional physical formats: Online version:: History of communication technologyDDC classification:

302.23 LOU 2021 23

LOC classification:

P96.T42 L68 2021

Summary: "This book is a comprehensive illustrated account of the technologies and inventions in mass communication that have accelerated the advancement of human culture and society. A History of Communication Technology covers a timeline in the history of mass communication that begins with human prehistory and extends all the way to the current digital age. Using rich, full-color graphics and diagrams, the book details the workings of various mass communication inventions, from paper-making, printing presses, photography, radio, TV, film and video, to computers, digital devices and the Internet. Readers are given insightful narratives on the social impact of these technologies, brief historical accounts of the inventors, and sidebars on the related technologies that enabled these inventions. This book is ideal for students in introductory mass communication, visual communication, and history of media courses, offering a highly approachable, graphic-oriented approach to the history of communication technologies"-- Provided by publisher.

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Open Collection	FIRST CITY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE	FIRST CITY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE	Open Collection	FCUC Library	302.23 LOU 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00024987

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This book is a comprehensive illustrated account of the technologies and inventions in mass communication that have accelerated the advancement of human culture and society. A History of Communication Technology covers a timeline in the history of mass communication that begins with human prehistory and extends all the way to the current digital age. Using rich, full-color graphics and diagrams, the book details the workings of various mass communication inventions, from paper-making, printing presses, photography, radio, TV, film and video, to computers, digital devices and the Internet. Readers are given insightful narratives on the social impact of these technologies, brief historical accounts of the inventors, and sidebars on the related technologies that enabled these inventions. This book is ideal for students in introductory mass communication, visual communication, and history of media courses, offering a highly approachable, graphic-oriented approach to the history of communication technologies"-- Provided by publisher.