BH 1 - The Telephone, Telegraph and Railroads

What:

Plenary Session

When:

10:00 AM, Sunday 18 May 2025 (1 hour 15 minutes)

Breaks:

Coffee break 11:15 AM to 11:30 AM (15 minutes)

Where:

University of Waterloo - 1106 School of Accounting and Finance (SAF)

Themes:

BHbusiness history

Chair/Président: Ellen Shaffner (Mount Saint Vincent University)

From Telegraphs to Telephones: Tracing the Transition in Telephony across Technology, Infrastructure, Policy, Business and Users, 1846-1980

Author(s)/Auteur(s): David Foord (University of New Brunswick), Daniel Rosenbloom (Carleton University) & Cameron Roberts (Carleton University)

The Hudson Bay Railway Saga: From Nationalization to Localization

Author(s)/Auteur(s): Paul Larson (University of Manitoba)

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