Bert Lundy

Telegraph, Telephone, and Wireless Bert Lundy

Telegraph, Telephone & Wireless: How Telecom Changed the World by Bert Lundy portrays the world of telecommunications and the research and discoveries that made it possible. Lundy examines the great telecommunications entrepreneurs, scientists and engineers, their inventions, the beginnings of networks, technology, and the growth of the businesses that gave rise to telecom as it is today. Telegraph, Telephone & Wireless reviews the early development of optical and electrical telegraphs, the inspiring story of the first trans-Atlantic telegraph cable, the invention and development of the telephone, and the early development of wireless. An understanding of the origins and development of telecom is valuable for anyone who works with or uses the Internet or cell phones today. Telegraph, Telephone & Wireless will educate, enrich, and entertain all who are interested in telecom.