Titanic Calling

Wireless Communications during the Great Disaster

By: Michael Hughes (Editor), Katherine Bosworth (Editor)

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Hardcover | 15 July 2012

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Published in commemoration of the one-hundredth anniversary of the Titanic's sinking, this book tells the story of that fateful night from an unusual angle: through the many wireless communications sent to and from the land stations and the ships involved as the tragic events unfolded.

Drawing on the extensive record of wireless transmissions in the Marconi Archives, Titanic Calling recounts this legendary story the way it was first heard, beginning with repeated warnings-just hours before the collision-of several large icebergs unusually far south and alarmingly close to the Titanic's course. The story follows senior operator Jack Phillips as he sends distress messages to nearby ships and shows how these urgent calls for help were received and rapidly relayed across the Atlantic in a desperate attempt to save the lives of the Titanic's passengers and crew. Finally, the distant SS Virginian receives the Titanic's final, broken message. The story concludes with the rescue of the fortunate survivors, who radio messages to loved ones from aboard the RMS Carpathia while safely on their way to New York. Illustrated throughout with photographs of the messages and including full transcripts of original material, the book also features an introduction to the development of maritime wireless communications and a discussion of the Marconi Archives's Titanic collection. The forced brevity of the messages lends the narrative a startling sense of immediacy and brings to life to the voices of the individuals involved.

Industry Reviews

'This book provides an excellent secondary resource for scholars of early wireless communications and will be of great interest to Titanic enthusiasts on this recent centenary of its sinking. * Choice *
'Informative and quite beautiful.' * London Review of Books *

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Non-Fiction History General & World History Specific Events & Topics in History Maritime History Earliest Times to Present Day 20th Century History from 1900 to 2000 Transportation Ships & Boats in General Engineering & Technology Civil Engineering Electronics & Communications Engineering

Communications Engineering & Telecommunications WAP & Wireless Technology Telephone Technology Mobile Phone Technology

Acknowledgements	p. vi
Note on Transcripts	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Wireless Telegraphy and the Titanic Disaster	p. 1
Procès-Verbaux	p. 69
CQD and SOS Messages	p. 115
ICE Messages	p. 120
Official Messages	p. 128
Personal Messages	p. 143
Glossary	p. 155
Notes	p. 159
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Titanic Calling

Wireless Communications during the Great Disaster

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Industry Reviews

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