@article{775573, author = {Peters, John Durham.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/775573}, title = {Speaking into the air : a history of the idea of communication /}, publisher = {University of Chicago Press,}, abstract = {Speaking into the Air traces the yearning for contact, not only through philosophy and literature, but also by exploring the cultural reception of communication technologies from the telegraph to the radio.}, recid = {775573}, pages = {x, 293 pages ;}, address = {Chicago :}, year = {2000}, }