"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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "Freedom can't be overheard"
  • Killing the competition
  • The making of the perfect operator
  • Voicing the "pulse of the city"
  • Bridging the gap between the Victorian and modern ages
  • The culture of the telephone.

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