Bibliograph

Communication, from hieroglyphs to hyperlink, Richard Platt ; foreword by Jonathan S. Adelstein

Type

Label

Communication, from hieroglyphs to hyperlink, Richard Platt ; foreword by Jonathan S. Adelstein

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Communication

Oclc number

53091179

Responsibility statement

Richard Platt ; foreword by Jonathan S. Adelstein

Series statement

Kingfisher knowledge

Sub title

from hieroglyphs to hyperlink

Summary

Explores the variety of ways in which humans communicate, including flags and fires, speech and writing, and through use of electronic media such as television and the internet

Table Of Contents

Face-to-face: Animal communication -- Without words -- Language and speech -- Writing it down -- Summary -- From me to you: Alphabets -- Messengers -- Postal service -- Flags and fires -- Electric telegraph -- Telephone -- Summary -- Spreading the word: Printing -- Printed word -- Recording sound -- Cinema -- Radio -- Television -- Video and DVD -- Summary -- Global village: Satellites -- Internet -- Merging media -- Secrecy and censorship -- Advertising -- Summary -- Glossary -- Index -- Acknowledgments

Target audience

juvenile

Classification