Book: "Classics of communication" by Fons Vanden Berghen

CONTENTS

Introduction

Chapter 1 : Telecommunication before 1800

Chapter 2 : Electricity before 1900
Static electricity
Dynamic electricity
Electromagnetism
Measuring equipment
From electricity to electronics
From lightbulb to radio tube

Chapter 3 : Telegraphy
Historical development
Some precursors
Needle telegraphs
Dial telegraphs
Samuel F. Morse
Morse sets
Printing telegraphs
Special telegraphs
Accessories
Development of the telex
Teletex

Chapter 4 : Wireless telegraphy
Sparks
The coherer as detector
Other detectors
Guglielmo Marconi
The Multiple Tuner

Chapter 5 : Radio
From radiotelegraphy to radiotelephony
Modulated waves
Radios
Leo Baekeland

Chapter 6 : Telephony
First steps and Alexander Graham Bell
Microphones
Switching
Early telephony in Belgium

Chapter 7 : Image transmission
Still images (fax) and moving pictures (TV)

The TELEGRAPHY chapter has over 100 high quality pictures (most of them in colour) of museum pieces (registers, keys, ..)