Masters Of Space: Morse and the Telegraph; Thompson and the Cable; Bell and the Telephone; Marconi and the Wireless Telegraph; Carty and the Wireless Telephone; Paperback – 10 September 2021

Short (and actually, a bit simplified) presentation of the history of telecommunication. Most important milestones are mentioned: telegraph, wireless telegraph, telephone, wireless telephone.Presentation is short and terse. Some controversies regarding "who invented what" are mentioned, but not discussed; in some cases omitted. For example, it is not that right to state that Marconi invented tuned circuit. Maxwell and Tesla are not mentioned at all. However, I was surprised that Michailo Pupin is mentioned in the book; actually there is quite a long section about Pupin and his "loaded cable". Pupin is a bit forgotten in the literature, but his invention made the long distance telephony possible, and his "loaded cable" is still being used.Appendix A and B quote interesting popular presentations from years 1915 and 1916.Summarizing, quite a good book that can be recommended for anyody who would like to learn about the milestomes of communication. Especially valuable could be for high school science teachers as teaching material for students interested in more than standard curriculum.Negative: Table Of Content points to "illustrations". Unfortunately, illustrations are not visible

This book contains some interesting bits of information not found in more recently written books on the area of communications history. It has a good account of the first telegraph lines and underwater cables that I have not read any where else. It leads into the telephone and wireless in order of their development. If you are a fan of radio and telegraph history you will find this book enjoyable to read through completely or to just read the chapters on the communication method you are interested in.