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OF INTEREST TO: readers of social history, students of technological innovation With the use of the telephone has come a new habit of mind. The slow ...Show synopsisOF INTEREST TO: readers of social history, students of technological innovation With the use of the telephone has come a new habit of mind. The slow and sluggish mood has been sloughed off. The old to-morrow habit has been superseded by "Do It To-day"; and life has become more tense, alert, vivid. -from "The Telephone and National Efficiency" This classic 1910 book-by one of the first stars of technology journalism-is a charming and highly readable overview of the impact of the telephone in its first quarter-century. Discover: . what led Alexander Graham Bell to his breakthrough . the early ridicule Bell's "toy" endured . the adventurous business pioneers of the new technology . the scientific refinements that made the telephone more useful . how the technology quickly shifted from a novelty to a necessity . how the telephone was revolutionized banking, industry, journalism, government, and even farming . and much more. Canadian journalist HERBERT NEWTON CASSON (1869-1951) contributed to numerous New York and London publications, writing mostly about business and technology. He is also the author of The Romance of Steel: The Story of a Thousand Millionaires. ALSO FROM COSIMO: Casson's Making Money Happily: Twelve Tips on Success and Happiness, The Crime of Credulity, and Creative ThinkersHide synopsis
Description:Very Good. 1596058838 Paperback book in very good condition....Very Good. 1596058838 Paperback book in very good condition. Minimal signs of wear.
Description:Good, ex-library, pages starting to brown. 8vo, 315 pages...Good, ex-library, pages starting to brown. 8vo, 315 pages original edition-not a reprint. 30 b/w plates, green cloth binding with gilt titles.
Description:Fair Condition. No Dust Jacket. 315 pages. Ex-library with...Fair Condition. No Dust Jacket. 315 pages. Ex-library with typical marks; moderate wear to the green boards; pages yellowed; a couple coming loose, light foxing to first couple pages; good book overall. Illustrated with a few photos. Contents include The birth of the telephone; The building of the business; The holding of the business; The development of the art; The expansion of the business; Notable users of the telephone; The telephone and national efficiency; The telephone in foreign countries; The future of the phone. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Reference; Inventory No: 092860.
Description:VERY GOOD. 8X5. Book is in good condition, no DJ, book plate on...VERY GOOD. 8X5. Book is in good condition, no DJ, book plate on front endpaper, book contains yellow pages, pictorial plates pages with b&w photos, book contain index _PAB_
Description:Illus. G ex-library. Olive green binding, gilt lettering, edge...Illus. G ex-library. Olive green binding, gilt lettering, edge wear, bottom corners gnawed, library markings.
Description:New. 1595406522 *NEW* Paperback fresh from the distributor....New. 1595406522 *NEW* Paperback fresh from the distributor. Remainder of tag on front.
Description:Very Good+ No Jacket. Book 4th printing. In green cloth....Very Good+ No Jacket. Book 4th printing. In green cloth. Previous owner name and date.
Description:This item is printed on demand. "Thirty-five short years, and...This item is printed on demand. "Thirty-five short years, and presto! the newborn art of telephony is fullgrown. Three million telephones are now scattered abroad in foreign countries, and seven millions are massed here, in the land of its birth."
