Technology and Communications

Name: Technology and Communications
Price: 32.95 USD
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ISBN: 9781571454799

ISBN-10: 1571454799

ISBN-13: 9781571454799

Edition: 2001

Authors: Richard Platt

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Book details

List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Advantage Publishers Group
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 84
Size: 8.25" wide x 9.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English

How this book works	p. 4
Overview
Getting the message across	p. 5
In Focus
From gestures to speech	p. 9
Alphabets and writing	p. 10
Printing	p. 12
Newspapers and publishing	p. 14
Photography	p. 16
Moving pictures	p. 18
Recording sound	p. 20
Radio	p. 22
Television	p. 24
Signaling	p. 26
Postal service	p. 28
Telephone	p. 30
International cable networks	p. 32
Satellite communications	p. 34
Communicating with computers	p. 36
The future of communications	p. 38
FAQs
How do blind people read?	p. 39
What does advertising do?	p. 40
How do you keep communications secret?	p. 42
Why are films better than home movies?	p. 44
How does a cellphone know when to ring?	p. 46
Who controls communication?	p. 48
Where is the Internet?	p. 50
Are we alone in the universe?	p. 52
Jobfile
Film director	p. 53
Production assistant	p. 56
Multimedia producer	p. 58
Book editor	p. 61
Art director	p. 62
News photographer	p. 64
Factfile
Communication facts and feats	p. 65
Signs, codes, and symbols	p. 66
Timeline of communications	p. 70
Glossary	p. 72
Who's who	p. 76
Communications comparisons	p. 80
Index	p. 82
Acknowledgments	p. 84
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