HHS 312
Technology & Society in America

2/10 - Networks in the 19th Century

1. John, "Recasting the Information Infrastructure for the Industrial Age" (WebCT)

2. Smith & Clancey, Chapter 6: "'Second Nature': Steam, Space, and a New World Order, 1840-1900"

3. Selections from Schivelbusch, The Railway Journey (WebCT)

4. Smith & Clancey, Chapter 7: "Telephony, 1872-1914"

5. Carlson, "The Telephone as a Political Instrument" (WebCT)