"Hello Central?" : gender, technology, and culture in the formation of telephone systems / Michèle Martin.

By:

Martin, Michèle, 1944- [Author]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780773562868

Other title:

Gender, technology, and culture in the formation of telephone systems

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Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

HE8864 .H455 1991

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Contents:

Killing the competition -- The making of the perfect operator -- Voicing the "pulse of the city" -- Bridging the gap between the Victorian and modern ages -- The culture of the telephone.

Subject: Traces how the first telephone operators co-opted the new technology from the small circle of businessmen it was designed for, by demonstrating its potential market for domestic and personal communication, thus convincing the phone company to change its strategy. Focusing on the Canadian system 1878-1920, Martin (communications, U. of Quebec) shows how women shaped the cultural impact of the telephone. Annotation c. Book News, Incorporated, Portland, OR (booknews.com).

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Includes bibliographies and index.

Traces how the first telephone operators co-opted the new technology from the small circle of businessmen it was designed for, by demonstrating its potential market for domestic and personal communication, thus convincing the phone company to change its strategy. Focusing on the Canadian system 1878-1920, Martin (communications, U. of Quebec) shows how women shaped the cultural impact of the telephone. Annotation c. Book News, Incorporated, Portland, OR (booknews.com).

"Freedom can't be overheard" -- Killing the competition -- The making of the perfect operator -- Voicing the "pulse of the city" -- Bridging the gap between the Victorian and modern ages -- The culture of the telephone.

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