Telecommunications in Transition
Telecommunications in Transition

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection, and Finance

Publisher:

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 548

ISBN-13:

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A History of Engineering and Science in the Bell System: The early years (1875-1925)
A History of Engineering and Science in the Bell System: The early years (1875-1925)

Author: M. D. Fagen

Publisher: Laboratories

Published: 1975

Total Pages: 1096

ISBN-13:

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Vol. 3 prepared by A.E. Joel, Jr. and other members of the technical staff, Bell Telephone Laboratories; G.E. Schindler, Jr., editor. Includes bibliographies and indexes. [1] The early years (1875-1925) -- [2] National service in war and peace (1925-1975) -- v. 3. Switching technology (1925-1975) -- [4] Physical sciences (1925-1980) -- [5] Communications sciences (1925-1980) -- [6] Electronics technology (1925-1975) -- [7] Transmission technology (1925-1975).

History Matters
History Matters

Author: Timothy Guinnane

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2003-10-31

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 0804766932

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Combining theoretical work with careful historical description and analysis of new data sources, History Matters makes a strong case for a more historical approach to economics, both by argument and by example. Seventeen original essays, written by distinguished economists and economic historians, use economic theory and historical cases to explore how and why "history matters." The chapters, which range in subject matter from the economic theory of irreversible investment to the nineteenth-century decline in U.S. rural fertility to the English poor law reform, are unified by three themes. The first explores the significance, causes, and consequences of path dependence in the evolution of technology and institutions. The second relates to the ways in which economic and political behavior are profoundly shaped and constrained by the cultural and political context inherited from history at a particular point in time. The final theme demonstrates the importance of integrating economic theory into historical research in the gathering and interpretation of data.