{"product_id":"9780954723972","title":"The Romance of Modern Invention; Trending Technology in 1902","description":"The classic text on media and communication technology in 1902. Now fully restructured and edited by Lon Barfield in 2015.\u003cp\u003eIn 1902 Archibald Williams channelled his enthusiasm about the rapid changes that were happening in media, communication and transport into this book. This is the voice of a technologist from the crucible of the information era. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis writing is clear and entertaining and covers the underlying technologies and the personal and social ramifications of the dawning world of global communications. Amongst the devices and topics he writes about are:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Photophone (a lesser known project of Graham Bell's)\u003cbr\u003eThe political and social reasons why the French car industry overtook the British\u003cbr\u003eThe Telephonograph (or 'voicemail' as we now call it)\u003cbr\u003eThe workings of the first advertising service on the Hungarian Telephone system\u003cbr\u003eThe impact of mass electronic media on society\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe inventions that he describes have become the building blocks of today's technology. A fascinating read for today's designers of digital media and communication systems, and anybody else with an interest in the history of technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition from Bosko Books has been edited, re-ordered and provided with a foreword by Lon Barfield.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bosko Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47009620066544,"sku":"9780954723972","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780954723972_p0.jpg?v=1763872118","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780954723972","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}