DEEP KANTA LAHIRI CHOUDHURY trained in history at Presidency College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India, and University of Cambridge, UK. He did his Post-Doctorate at University of Oxford. He has taught, lectured and supervised at various institutions including Cambridge, Oxford, Bristol, Jamia Millia Islamia and Visva Bharati, Shantiniketan, as well as published in various international journals.

• List of Illustrations Introduction From Laboratory to Museum: the Changing Culture of Science and Experiment in India, circa 1830-1856 The Telegraph and the Uprisings of 1857 The Discipline of Technology Making the Twain Meet: the New Imperialism of Telegraphy The Magical Mystery Tour: Cable Telegraphy Telegraphic Imperialism: Expansion and Consolidation within India 146-174 The Telegraph General Strike of 1908 Swadeshi and Information Panic: Functions and Malfunctions of the Information Order, c.1900-1912 Conclusion Bibliography