Breakthroughs in Telephone Technology: From Bell to Smartphones

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Britannica Educational/Rosen

Just the Series: Computing and Connecting in the 21st Century

Series and Publisher: Computing and Connecting in the 21st Century

Annotation: Explores the development of the landline telephone, the development of the public switched network, principals of the telecommunication system, faxes, mobil phones, video phones, and internet phones.

Genre: [Engineering]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #5124028

Format: Library Binding

Common Core/STEAM: STEAM

Common Core

Publisher: Britannica Educational/Rosen

Edition Date: 2012 Release Date: 01/01/12

Pages: xvi, 127 pages

ISBN: 1-615-30678-1

ISBN 13: 978-1-615-30678-7

Dewey: 621.385

LCCN: 2011032955

Dimensions: 24 cm.

Subject Heading:
Telephone. History. Juvenile literature.
Telecommunication. History. Juvenile literature.
Electronics. History. Juvenile literature.
Telephone. History.
Telecommunication. History.
Electronics. History.

Language: English

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Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reading Level: 10.0

Interest Level: 9-12

In an age where near-instantaneous communication is available through all manners of portable and pocket-sized devices, it is easy to overlook the genesis of telecommunication instrumentation, the telephone. Since Alexander Graham Bell patented the first phone in the 1800s, the telephone has undergone numerous changes to its look and functionality. This detailed volume examines the development of the telephone and related technologies, including everything from the transistor to fax machines, smart phones, and VoIP technology.

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