IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Jun 2010

The Language of Work: Technical Communication at Lukens Steel 1810 to 1925 (Johnson, C.J.; 2009) [Book Review

Donald Cunningham

Abstract

This slender but informative book provides a look at the evolving practice and importance of technical communication in a growing company (Lukens Steel Company of Coatesville, Pennsylvania) in an expanding industry and market (iron and steel) during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
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2010-06-01
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10.1109/tpc.2010.2046096
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