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Monographie Kein Zugriff
Messages, Meanings and Symbols
The Communication of Information
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2006
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Copyrightjahr
2006
ISBN-Print
978-0-8108-5271-6
ISBN-Online
978-1-4616-6967-8
Verlag
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Sprache
Englisch
Seiten
251
Produkttyp
Monographie
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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Contents Kein Zugriff
List of Figures Kein Zugriff
Preface Kein Zugriff
1 History of Communication: Cave Drawing to Typewriters The Very Beginning; Writing; What to Write On; The Alphabet and Numbers; Printing; The Typewriter Kein Zugriff Seiten 1 - 24
2 History of Communication: Sound, Light, and Transportation Sound Transmission; Light; Mail; Animals, Boats, and Ships; Iron Horses and Horseless Carriages; Flying Machines Kein Zugriff Seiten 25 - 44
3 History of Communication: Photography and Electricity Photography; The Telegraph; The Telephone Kein Zugriff Seiten 45 - 60
4 History of Communication: Electronics Radio; Television ; Transistors and Integrated Circuits;Computers and the Internet; Communication Satellites;Wireless Telephone Kein Zugriff Seiten 61 - 92
5 What Is Information? What Is Communication? Why It Matters ; Information; Messages and Signals; Media; Transmission; Communication; Noise Kein Zugriff Seiten 93 - 108
6 Different Views of Information Information and Data; Attributes of Information; Content and Context; Knowledge and the Knowledge Base; Information Overload; Learning; News and Intelligence; Disinfomation; Truth; Propaganda and Misinformation; Entertainment as Information Kein Zugriff Seiten 109 - 128
7 Messages A Message as a Representation of a Thought; How to Represent a Thought; Messages Come through Our Senses; The Medium and the Message Kein Zugriff Seiten 129 - 144
8 Signs and Symbols The Idea of a Symbol; Examples; Combining Basic Symbols into Words and Numbers; Combining Word Symbols—Grammar; The Value of Ambiguity Kein Zugriff Seiten 145 - 154
9 Media and Transmission Types of Media; Transmission Systems; Media, Hot and Cold; Noise Kein Zugriff Seiten 155 - 168
10 Communicating Meaning and Understanding Meaning; Understanding; Coming to Understanding; Understanding and the Knowledge Base; Brain Disorders; Communicating across Cultures Kein Zugriff Seiten 169 - 186
11 Communication: The Full Monty Composition; Technical Considerations; Semantics; Effectiveness; Some Real-Life Examples Kein Zugriff Seiten 187 - 200
12 Communication Systems of Today and Tomorrow The Wired City; The Wireless World; Personal Communication; The Global Village; Convergence; Adaptation; Where Are We Today? Quality of Information; Where Will We Be Tomorrow? Kein Zugriff Seiten 201 - 224
