the first 200 years ian graham
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... the first 200 years
Ian Grahamwww.iangraham.org
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(hi)story
technology
evolution
innovation
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25 December, 1763
b. Claude Chappe
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14 July, 1789
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2 March, 1791
"si vous réussissez, vous
serez bientôt couverts de
gloire"
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~3 bits/sec (26 words/min) 1400 km/h
560 station
s
4,800 km
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~1840
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telegraph
semaphore
control codes
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1837
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1 January 1845
...he is in the garb of a kwaker with a
brown coat on which reaches....
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Culture
coded messages --AB BFT CK IF CHN ATE
social networking
technology subculture
Monopoly (Western Union)
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The “1891” World Network
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…and circa 1914
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“Mr Watson, come here: I want to see
you”
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“What use,” he asked pleasantly, “could this company make of an electrical toy?”
President Orton, of Western Union, refusing a $100,000 plea to
purchase the Bell telephone company assets.
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Explosive Growth
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3,500,000
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Subscribers
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