Communication: From the four-legged courier to email and messaging

Automatic telephone exchange from the 1950s

Today there are (virtually) no limits to communication. Even children are familiar with text messages and e-mails.

This one-hour tour will explain how messages were first transmitted over long distances. Prepare to marvel at a range of astonishing technological developments, from optical telegraphs via early telephones all the way to digital technology.

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