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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Law, emerging technology and market structure: The development of the telegraph industry, 1838-1868

Abstract

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The focus of this dissertation is the industrial and institutional organization of the telegraph industry in the United States from 1838 to 1868. It contributes to the understanding of how network technologies develop and are regulated at both the state and federal levels.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Economics
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2011

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Nonnenmacher, Tomas Walter
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Alston, Lee J.

Subjects

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Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • Copyright 1996 Nonnenmacher, Tomas Walter
Language dc:language
eng

Identifiers

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Identifier
9780591089509
AAI9702628
(UMI)AAI9702628
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/19558

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Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Nonnenmacher, Tomas Walter. Law, emerging technology and market structure: The development of the telegraph industry, 1838-1868. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/19558