Faxed : the rise and fall of the fax machine /

Coopersmith, Jonathan, 1955-

Faxed : the rise and fall of the fax machine / by Jonathan Coopersmith. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource. - Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction -- First patent to first World War, 1843-1918 -- First markets, 1918-1939 -- Facsimile, 1939-1965 -- The sleeping giant stirs, 1965-1980 -- The giant awakes, 1980-1995 -- The fax and the computer -- Conclusion.



9781421415925


Fax machines--History.
Facsimile transmission--Technological innovations.


Electronic Books.

TK6710 / .F394 2015