{"product_id":"communications-russell-w-burns-9780863413308","title":"Communications: An International History of the Formative Years","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommunications: An international history of the formative years\u003c\/i\u003e traces the evolution of communications from 500 BC, when fire beacons were used for signalling, to the 1940s, when high definition television systems were developed for the entertainment, education and enlightenment of society. The book does not simply provide a chronicle of dates and events, nor is it a descriptive catalogue of devices and systems. Rather, it discusses the essential factors - technical, political, social, economic and general - that enabled the evolution of modern communications. The author has taken a contextual approach to show the influence of one discipline upon another, and the unfolding story has been widely illustrated with contemporary quotations, allowing the progress of communications to be seen from the perspective of the times and not from the standpoint of a later generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Russell W. Burns\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0863413307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780863413308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Institution of Engineering \u0026amp; Technology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 652\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2004 pg. 148","brand":"Russell W. Burns","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120398758143,"sku":"9780863413308","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_52193226-7af9-461f-8e23-635e3aa17a22.jpg?v=1687414098","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/communications-russell-w-burns-9780863413308","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}