The Secret Life of Ordinary Objects - Part 4: From Quill to QWERTY: The Relentless March of Communication Innovation
The Secret Life of Ordinary Objects ← Series Home The Invisible Network: How We Conquered Distance and Time with Codes, Wires, and Light Communication, in its essence, is the conquest of distance and the defeat of time. From the earliest cave markings to the light-speed transmission of modern digital packets, humanity’s relentless pursuit of efficient information transfer has defined the arc of civilization. ...