Makers of the Telegraph: Samuel Morse, Ezra Cornell and Joseph Henry - Couverture souple

Lifshitz, Kenneth B.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1476665591 ISBN 13 : 9781476665597

Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2017

Synopsis

The single-wire telegraph revolutionized long distance communication but it was not the brainchild of one inventor, Samuel Morse. His colleagues and employees--specifically Ezra Cornell and Joseph Henry--made crucial contributions.

Examining the careers of the three men and the key events, this book presents Morse as primarily a businessman and consolidator of ideas who, frequently in conflict with his associates, sought to present the telegraph as a uniform system under his sole imprimatur. The battle between Morse and Cornell over the invention of the magnetic relay was central to the drama.

What emerges is a complex portrait of three ambitious and brilliant innovators and the age in which they lived.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

The late Kenneth B. Lifshitz lectured widely on such topics as the great chain across the Hudson and The Franklin Marble. Also a bass player, he performed with local and regional symphony orchestras. He lived in the Catskill region of New York.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McFarland & Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1476665591
• ISBN 13: 9781476665597
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 344
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible