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Sungook Hong.  "Marconi's Error: The First Transatlantic Wireless Telegraphy in 1901."  Social Research 72.1, Spring 2005

Richard R. John.  "The Politics of Innovation." . Daedalus  v127.n4 (Fall 1998): pp187(28). 

Maury Klein. "Sending Out an SOS: The Telegraph's Role in Launching the Communications Revolution." Journal of Business Strategy, 14.n5, Sept-Oct 1993 

Kenneth Lipartito.  "Picturephone and the Information Age: The Social Meaning of Failure."  Technology and Culture, Volume 44, Number 1, January 2003, pp. 50-81.

Dagmar Lorenz.   "How the World Became Smaller."  History Today  v46.n11 (Nov 1996): pp45 (6). 

Jeff Martin.  "The Dawn of Tape: Transmission Device as Preservation Medium."  The Moving Image, Volume 5, Number 1, Spring 2005, pp. 45-66

 S. Kumar; C. Zahn.  "Mobile Communications: Evolution and Impact on Business Operations." Technovation, Volume 23, Issue 6 , June 2003

Joseph J Lewczak, Michael Abitbol.  "Avoiding the Legal Pitfalls of Text Messaging, Video Games, Dating, and Gambling on Wireless Devices."   Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal. Clifton: May 2005.Vol.17, Iss. 5; pg. 10, 6 pgs

Dagmar Lorenz. "How the World Became Smaller."   History Today 46.n11, Nov 1996

Russell A. Rohde. "Pixel Corner: Origination of Photography 160 Years Ago." PSA Journal 65.2, Feb 1999

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