"Hello Central?" : gender, technology, and culture in the formation of telephone systems /

Traces how the first telephone operators co-opted the new technology from the small circle of businessmen it was designed for, by demonstrating its potential market for domestic and personal communication, thus convincing the phone company to change its strategy. Focusing on the Canadian system 1878...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Martin, Michèle, 1944- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montréal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1991.
Temas:
Telephone > Ontario > History.
Telephone > Québec (Province) > History.
Téléphone > Ontario > Histoire.
Téléphone > Québec (Province) > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Media & Communications.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Telecommunications.
Telephone.
Ontario.
Québec.
Electronic books.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Traces how the first telephone operators co-opted the new technology from the small circle of businessmen it was designed for, by demonstrating its potential market for domestic and personal communication, thus convincing the phone company to change its strategy. Focusing on the Canadian system 1878-1920, Martin (communications, U. of Quebec) shows how women shaped the cultural impact of the telephone. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Descripción Física:1 online resource (219 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780773562868
0773562869

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