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