DocumentCode
1206408
Title
A Critique of Communication at the Centennial of the Telegraph
Author
Coggeshall, I.S.
Author_Institution
General Cable Supervisor, Western Union Telegraph Company, New York, N.Y.
Volume
32
Issue
8
fYear
1944
Firstpage
445
Lastpage
448
Abstract
The historical influence of S. F. B. Morse, American inventor of the telegraph, upon present-day life is attributed to the fundamental soundness of his work, to his being first in the field of applied electricity, and to his recognition of the social forces reacting to his invention. He is credited with having inspired a technological following who laid the foundations of electrical and radio engineering and education. The paper appraises the effect of electrical communication upon world peace, and poses the question of engineering responsibility in the postwar world.
Keywords
Acoustical engineering; Appraisal; Educational technology; Industrial electronics; Laboratories; Lighting; Manufacturing; Peace technology; Physics; Telegraphy;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IRE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0096-8390
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JRPROC.1944.232402
Filename
1695038
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