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General Reference                                          Catalog

Biographical Dictionary of the History of Technology.  New York: Routledge, 1996. Call Number: [Ref] T39 .B49 1996 

Hempstead, Colin A. and William E. Worthington, eds. Encyclopedia of 20th Century Technology.  New York: Routledge, 2005.                    Call Number: [Ref] T9 .E462 2005  v.1-2

Hook, Diana H. Origins of Cyberspace: a Library on the History of Computing, Networking, and Telecommunications. Novato, California: historyofscience.com, 2002. Call Number: [RefBib] QA76.17 .H66 2002 

World of Invention.  Detroit: Gale, 1999.                                         Call Number: [Ref] T15 .W82 1999 



Books about Electrical Communication           Catalog

                 Artificial Satellites in Communication       

       Broadcasting -- United States       Cellular Telephones

  Color Television       Computer Networks -- Social Aspects 

          Cyberspace        Electronic Mail Messages

   Electronic Surveillance      Global Positioning System  

Information Society  Information Superhighway

      Information Technology

     Internet -- Social Aspects   Phonograph

 Privacy, right of -- United States

   Radar       Radio     Radio -- Broadcasting

                                   Radio -- History

 Technological Innovations -- Social Aspects

                Telecommunication -- Social Aspects

   Telecommunication Policy -- United States

    Telegraph         Telegraph, Wireless   

     Telephone -- United States    Television

 Television -- History  Wireless Communication Systems

 

Books about Technical Presentations              Catalog

    Communication of Technical Information   

       Oral Communication      Public Speaking

Budinski, Kenneth.  Preparing and Delivering Technical Presentations.    West Conshohocken, PA: ASTM International, 2005.  Call number: [q] T10.5.B83 2005 [Currently on 2 Hour Reserve]



Journal Articles and Secondary Sources          

IEEE/IEE Electronic Library (IEL)

JSTOR

America: History & Life

Social Sciences Index



Newspaper Sources

Early American Newspapers - Series I & II (1690-1900)  

In the First Person: Index to Letters, Diaries, Oral Histories, and Other Personal Narratives 

New York Times: Historical Newspapers [1851-2003]



Online and Primary Resources

Federal Communications Commission: History of Communications

IEEE History Center

Library of Congress American Memory Project: Technology, Industry

Making of America (1840-1900)

Making of America (1850-1877)

United State Patent and Trademark Office: Patent Full-Text and Full-Page Image Databases

 


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