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PublisherLexington Books/Fortress Academic

ISBN-101498501400

ISBN-139781498501408

eBay Product ID (ePID)209922258

Product Key Features

Number of Pages148 Pages

Publication NameSamuel F. B. Morse and the Dawn of the Age of Electricity

LanguageEnglish

SubjectUnited States / 19th Century, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), American / General, Telecommunications, History, Science & Technology

Publication Year2015

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaArt, Technology & Engineering, Biography & Autobiography, History

AuthorGeorge F. Botjer

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight12.8 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.3 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2015-004059

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsBotjer has written a compact, accessible work that makes the strong argument that the humble telegraph had great social, political, and economic impact and parented a wide range of telecommunication and military innovations up to the 21st century. It is also the first book to delve into previously unpublished, primary archival sources to uncover Morse the man, why he was the one to invent the telegraph, and how his invention impacted him as a human being. Chapter titles, such as 'An American Artist: Fame and Misfortune' and 'Starving Artist Invents Telegraph in Greenwich Village Garret' will pleasantly surprise student readers . . . If anything, Botjer's work has the potential to inspire those who might not consider themselves STEM-oriented to do a little tinkering themselves. The well-organized bibliography will help students do more research on the man and his telegraph. Appropriate for advanced high school students and lower division undergraduates. For school libraries and academic libraries that support history of science and technology curricula. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers, lower-division undergraduates.and academic libraries that support history of science and technology curricula. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers, lower-division undergraduates.and academic libraries that support history of science and technology curricula. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers, lower-division undergraduates.and academic libraries that support history of science and technology curricula. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers, lower-division undergraduates., Botjer has written a compact, accessible work that makes the strong argument that the humble telegraph had great social, political, and economic impact and parented a wide range of telecommunication and military innovations up to the 21st century. It is also the first book to delve into previously unpublished, primary archival sources to uncover Morse the man, why he was the one to invent the telegraph, and how his invention impacted him as a human being. Chapter titles, such as 'An American Artist: Fame and Misfortune' and 'Starving Artist Invents Telegraph in Greenwich Village Garret' will pleasantly surprise student readers . . . If anything, Botjer's work has the potential to inspire those who might not consider themselves STEM-oriented to do a little tinkering themselves. The well-organized bibliography will help students do more research on the man and his telegraph. Appropriate for advanced high school students and lower division undergraduates. For school libraries and academic libraries that support history of science and technology curricula. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers, lower-division undergraduates.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal621.383092 B

Table Of ContentPreface Chapter 1:An American Artist: Fame and Misfortune Chapter 2:Starving Artist Invents Telegraph in Greenwich Village Garret Chapter 3:From Wilderness to Empire: Morse and the System Builders Chapter 4:The Question of Origins and Originality: Did More Really Invent the Telegraph? Chapter 5:The Great Man Revered and Reviled Chapter 6:Locust Grove Concluding Remarks

SynopsisThe Morse telegraph launched the electronic telecommunications industry and reduced the travel time of information from days, weeks and months to seconds and minutes. It was one of the most important breakthrough inventions of all time. George F. Botjer's examination of the creator of the telegraph is based on previously unpublished archival sources. It considers Samuel F. B. Morse, the creator of the first telegraph, and the ways in which place and time had an effect on the launch of his invention and his resulting fame, and how the invention affected the inventor himself.", The Morse telegraph launched the electronic telecommunications industry and reduced the travel time of information from days, weeks and months to seconds and minutes. It was one of the most important breakthrough inventions of all time. George F. Botjer's examination of the creator of the telegraph is based on previously unpublished archival sources. It considers Samuel F. B. Morse, the creator of the first telegraph, and the ways in which place and time had an effect on the launch of his invention and his resulting fame, and how the invention affected the inventor himself., In this book, based on previously unpublished archival sources, George F. Botjer examines the importance of time and place in the launch of Samuel F. B. Morse's invention and his resulting fame and how the invention affected the inventor himself.

LC Classification NumberTK5243.M7B68 2015