Digital Universe: The Global Telecommunication Revolution

Acknowledgments

This book would not have been completed without the ongoing support of Elizabeth Swayze, my editor at Wiley-Blackwell. She believed in the importance of the topic and provided ongoing encouragement despite several missed deadlines. Boston project editors Julia Kirk and Allison Kostka advised on image rights and permissions and kept the pressure on to acquire the needed clearances. The text was insightfully edited by Janet Moth in the United Kingdom – her suggested revisions were always an improvement.

Useful comments on the text were provided by my longtime friend and co-author on previous book projects, Dr. August E. “Augie” Grant of the University of South Carolina. Paul Saffo and Helayne Waldman provided early guidance for the project. Amy Reitz and Carol Anderson-Reinhardt assisted in editing chapters and their feedback is gratefully appreciated. Nicole Brush translated the correspondence in French with the Mundaneum staff in Mons, Belgium, concerning the photos of Paul Otlet. Professor Don Zimmerman of Colorado State University was helpful in providing support from CSU's Center for Research on Writing and Communication Technologies. Johannah Racz provided an excellent index. I would also like to thank the Public Communication and Technology graduate students enrolled in my Telecommunication seminar for their insightful comments on the text – especially Lisa Gumerman and Rachel Timmons.

Assistance in locating photographs for inclusion in the book was provided ...