Genius communication inventions from Morse code to the internet / Matt Turner ; Sarah Conner [illustrator].

Author/creator Turner, Matt, 1964-
Other author Conner, Sarah.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoMinneapolis : Hungry Tomato, [2018]
Description1 online resource.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
Subjects
Inventions--History. --Juvenile literature.
Telecommunication--History. --Juvenile literature.
Written communication--History. --Juvenile literature.
Computer networks--Juvenile literature.

SeriesIncredible inventions
Contents Introduction -- Language -- Writing it down -- Printing -- Sending out signals -- Telephone -- Radio -- Code -- TV and video -- Computers -- The internet -- You know? -- Preposterous predictions.
Abstract "From codes and signals to social media, communication inventions advance the ways we interact with one another. Humorous text follows these inventions throughout history, showing how one invention often led to another--or how some inventions didn't turn out so well."-- Provided by publisher.
General noteIncludes index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Source of descriptionDescription based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Issued in other formPrint version: Turner, Matt, 1964- author. Genius communication inventions Minneapolis : Hungry Tomato, [2018] 9781512432107
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2016059228
ISBN9781512450088 (eb pdf)