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32 pages : 29 cm Discusses the history of long distance communication, from early smoke signals to the modern technology of today. Smoke signals, the telegraph, satellites, and the internet are a few of the ways humans have sent messages over long distances. As long distance communication methods increased in complexity over the years, the speed of delivery and distance traveled usually increased as well Includes bibliographical references (page 32) and index Long distance signals -- Carrying messages fom one place to another -- Printing -- Semaphore -- Telegraph -- Telephone -- Wireless Telegraph -- Radio -- Television -- Satellites -- Faxes -- Pagers, cordless phones, and cellular phones -- Internet and e-mail -- World Wide Web and instant messaging -- Glossary -- For more information -- Index

Author

Mary Hertz Scarbrough

Publisher

San Diego: Blackbirch Press, Thomson/Gale

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9781567118322

Subjects

Engineering, History, Children'S

Updated

2026-03-24