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Napoleon-Era Telegraph Revolutionized Communication

Rudimentary system sent messages over great distances quickly

(Newser) - If the telegraph is like old-school email, then this is like old-school telegraph: The BBC takes a look at a system of distance communication developed by a French inventor in the late 1790s that seems crude by today's standards but was ingenious in its day. Claude Chappe's telegraph—...

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