Communication: From Hieroglyphs to Hyperlinks

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Kingfisher, Jun 10, 2004 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 63 pages
Communication explores the technologies that we use to share information and "talk" to one another, from the alphabet to television and the Internet. Learn about significant moments in communication history, such as the invention of the telephone and the origins of the World Wide Web. Discover how photography saves lives, how radio waves are used in space travel, and how communication is used during times of war.

About the author (2004)

Richard Platt is the author of more than fifty books for children. He is the author of Eureka! which was chosen as a 2004 Outstanding Science Trade Book by the CBC and NSTA.   Jonathan S. Adelstein now serves on the Federal Communications Commission and is a former history teacher and senior Legislative Aide for U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle.

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