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Date: Fri, 8 Jun 90 14:28:46 EDT
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From: W T Sykes <wts@winken.att.com>
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Subject: Re: Books on Telephony History
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Organization: AT&T Federal Systems Research and Development - Burlington, NC
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In article <8786@accuvax.nwu.edu> bbt!kfc@rti.uucp writes:
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>I need some help from the telcom book worms.
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>I am interested in getting titles of interesting books on the history
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>of telephony. Everything from A. G. Bell biographies to the early
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>days of AT&T.
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>I would like to know which books are not be missed and those that I
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>should not waste my time on.
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>Please send title, author, and publishing company (to aid me in
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>finding it) directly to me or post. If I get good response I will
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>foward a summary to PT.
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Patrick,
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The following list and descriptions of books published by AT&T was
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forwarded to kfc@bbt.UUCP. If suitable for the DIGEST you can use
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them for publication. It is not my intent to advertise for my
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employer, but I feel these texts are germaine interests of the DIGEST.
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All descriptions are lifted without permission from an internal guide,
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but all the listed texts are available for sale to the general public
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. (All typos are mine.)
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William T. Sykes
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AT&T Fed. Sys. R&D
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_A HISTORY OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE IN THE BELL SYSTEM SERIES -
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THE EARLY YEARS (1875-1926)_; This first volume offers a
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detailed overview of the first 50 years of telephone technology.
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The narrative goes well beyond a simple statement of events to
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deal with the "how" and "why" of technological innovation.
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1073 pgs. SELECT CODE 500-467 $47.00
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_A HISTORY OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE IN THE BELL SYSTEM SERIES -
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NATIONAL SERVICE IN WAR AND PEACE (1925-1975)_; This second
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volume focuses on the Bell System's contributions to
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national defense before and during World War II and in the cold
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war missle crisis that followed. The central subject is
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engineering for urgent national defense and how the technology
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of communications was adapted quickly, and in many ways
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specifically for, the compelling needs of a nation at war.
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757 pgs. SELECT CODE 500-468 $47.00
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_A HISTORY OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE IN THE BELL SYSTEM SERIES -
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SWITCHING TECHNOLOGY (1925-1975)_; This third volume
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chronicles how switching evolved from early years characterized
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by manual switchboards to the complete automation of today.
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The major innovations that produced generations of switches
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operating at higher and higher speeds and handling functions of
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increasing complexity and flexibility are discussed.
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639 pgs. SELECT CODE 500-469 $47.00
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[DESCRIPTION OF 500-470 MISSING FROM MY CATALOG - wts]
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_A HISTORY OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE IN THE BELL SYSTEM SERIES -
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COMMUNICATIONS SCIENCES (1925-1980)_; This fifth volume
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covers those areas of scientific research having a direct
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bearing on communications. The disciplines covered are
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mathematics, acoustics, picture communications, vacuum-tube
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electronics, radio and microwave research, waveguides,
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lightwave communications, switching, computer science,
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digital communications, behavioral science, and economics.
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521 pgs. SELECT CODE 500-471 $47.00
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_A HISTORY OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE IN THE BELL SYSTEM SERIES -
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ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY (1925-1975)_; This sixth volume is a
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detailed view of the developments in electronics, from
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electron tubes through thin-film. It also tells the story
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of devices and components developed at AT&T between 1925 and
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1975 and the major role they played in the expansion of
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telecommunications during the middle of the century.
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370 pgs. SELECT CODE 500-472 $47.00
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_A HISTORY OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE IN THE BELL SYSTEM SERIES -
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TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGY (1925-1975)_; This seventh and final
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volume is the story of transmission research and development
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as it evolved in the middle years of the 20th Century.
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812 pgs. SELECT CODE 500-473 $47.00
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_ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS IN THE BELL SYSTEM_;
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This second edition of the popular text, completely revised
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and restructured, offers a comprehensive view of the Bell
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System in 1982-1983 just before divestiture. This book will
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be useful as a general reference for anyone interested in a
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first-level description of telecomunications networks and
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their elements.
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250 pgs. SELECT CODE 500-478 $42.60
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All of the above are published by AT&T and may be obtained from
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AT&T
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Customer Information Center
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Marketing Department
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2855 N. Franklin Road
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Indianapolis, IN 46209-1998
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VISA, MasterCard, and American Express orders can be taken by voice at
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1-800-432-6600, between 7:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. -EST (1-800-255-1242,
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from Canada). Facsimile orders can be transmitted to: 1-317-352-8484.
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William T. Sykes AT&T Federal Systems R&D Burlington, NC att!winken!wts
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