• DocumentCode
    2354777
  • Title

    Reuters "Air Mail"

  • Author

    Schmitt, Hans Juergen ; Saam, Roland John

  • Author_Institution
    RWTH Aachen Univ., Aachen
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    9-12 Sept. 2007
  • Firstpage
    2652
  • Lastpage
    2655
  • Abstract
    The history of pigeons as carriers of information in the pre-electronic time is described, culminating in Reuter\´s unique "pigeon post" in Aachen around 1849, at the transition to electronic telegraphy.
  • Keywords
    telegraphy; Reuter air mail; electronic telegraphy; information carrier; pigeon post; pre-electronic time; Biomedical optical imaging; Cities and towns; Gaussian processes; History; Marine vehicles; Physics; Poles and towers; Postal services; Telegraphy; Wireless communication; "Reuters Telegraph Company"; Airborne communication system; Cooke; Gauss; Weber; Wheatstone telegraph;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    EUROCON, 2007. The International Conference on "Computer as a Tool"
  • Conference_Location
    Warsaw
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0813-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0813-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EURCON.2007.4400695
  • Filename
    4400695
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2354777