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Who Really Invented The Telegraph?

Posted by timothy on from the trick-question dept.

Fat Boy unslim writes "It's been 250 years since the publication of a paper describing the theory behind sending messages down a wire using electricity. Unfortunately, no one knows who wrote it." If you thought the answer was as simple as "Morse," this article may come as a surprise.

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  1. Obvious. by grub · · Score: 0, Redundant


    Al Gore first wrote about this. It was a precursor to his "Internet" paper he wrote years later.

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  2. I thought Al Gore Invented the Internet? by sullrich · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Hah! Sorry, couldn't help myself. Mod me down if ya like but it's funny! :)