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Faxed: The Rise and Fall of the Fax Machine
Jonathan Coopersmith
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Description for Faxed: The Rise and Fall of the Fax Machine
Hardback. Tells the history of the facsimile machine. The author recounts the multigenerational, multinational history of that device from its origins to its workplace glory days, in the process revealing how it helped create the accelerated communications, information flow, and vibrant visual culture that characterize our contemporary world. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; KJP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Faxed is the first history of the facsimile machine-the most famous recent example of a tool made obsolete by relentless technological innovation. Jonathan Coopersmith recounts the multigenerational, multinational history of the device from its origins to its workplace glory days, in the process revealing how it helped create the accelerated communications, information flow, and vibrant visual culture that characterize our contemporary world. Most people assume that the fax machine originated in the computer and electronics revolution of the late twentieth century, but it was actually invented in 1843. Almost 150 years passed between the fax's invention in England and ... Read more
Faxed is the first history of the facsimile machine-the most famous recent example of a tool made obsolete by relentless technological innovation. Jonathan Coopersmith recounts the multigenerational, multinational history of the device from its origins to its workplace glory days, in the process revealing how it helped create the accelerated communications, information flow, and vibrant visual culture that characterize our contemporary world. Most people assume that the fax machine originated in the computer and electronics revolution of the late twentieth century, but it was actually invented in 1843. Almost 150 years passed between the fax's invention in England and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
Series
Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421415918
SKU
V9781421415918
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About Jonathan Coopersmith
Jonathan Coopersmith is a professor of history at Texas A&M University. He is the author of The Electrification of Russia, 1880-1926 and the history of technology blog Infinity, Limited.
Reviews for Faxed: The Rise and Fall of the Fax Machine
Coopersmith provides an illuminating, meticulously researched and often fascinating account. Times Literary Supplement Archival research and interviews were used to reveal this lost history, while a tone designed to entertain as well as inform lends to a survey highly recommended for any interested in technological advancement and business history. Midwest Book Review Coopersmith tells his story clearly with ample attention ... Read more