The Early History of Data NetworksISBN: 978-0-8186-6782-4
Paperback
304 pages
December 1994, Wiley-IEEE Computer Society Press
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Most of us would consider the emergence of large-scale
communication networks to be a 20th century phenomenon. Yet, the
first nationwide data networks were built not in this century but
almost 200 years ago. Well before the electromagnetic telegraph was
invented, many countries in Europe had fully operational data
communications systems, with altogether close to 1,000 network
stations.
This book gives a fascinating glimpse of the many documented attempts throughout history to develop effective means for long-distance communications. The oldest attempts date back to millennia before Christ, and include ingenious uses of homing pigeons, mirrors, flags, torches, and beacons.
The book then shows how Claude Chappe, a French clergyman, started the information revolution in 1794 with the design and construction of the first true telegraph network in France. Another chapter contains the first complete English translation of a remarkable document on the design of optical telegraphs networks, originally written in 1796 by the Swedish nobleman Abraham Niclas Edelcrantz.
This book gives a fascinating glimpse of the many documented attempts throughout history to develop effective means for long-distance communications. The oldest attempts date back to millennia before Christ, and include ingenious uses of homing pigeons, mirrors, flags, torches, and beacons.
The book then shows how Claude Chappe, a French clergyman, started the information revolution in 1794 with the design and construction of the first true telegraph network in France. Another chapter contains the first complete English translation of a remarkable document on the design of optical telegraphs networks, originally written in 1796 by the Swedish nobleman Abraham Niclas Edelcrantz.