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246. Network Revolutions: Old and New feat. Tom Wheeler

The evolution of Networks has been characterized by periodic technological revolutions that result in accelerated dispersion of information and new ideas. By examining these moments and the conditions that caused them we can learn new things about the nature of networks. Tom Wheeler is a visiting f…

Will the real inventor of Morse code please stand?

Foundations of Amateur Radio Morse code is a way for people to send information across long distances. The code we use today, made from dit and dah elements is nothing like the code demonstrated and attributed to Samuel Morse in 1837. Over years and with assistance from Professor of Chemistry Le…

Episode 137 - The Vlugkommando of April 1838 and a hard rain continues to fall

It’s been a harrowing few months in southern Africa back in 1838. All manner of change has rolled in across the veld, there are worlds colliding, roiling, like thunderclouds, seething and churning. And almost allegorical, because lightning from real storms had already killed Boer horses and Zulu wa…

Episode 137 - The Vlugkommando of April 1838 and a hard rain continues to fall

It’s been a harrowing few months in southern Africa back in 1838. All manner of change has rolled in across the veld, there are worlds colliding, roiling, like thunderclouds, seething and churning. And almost allegorical, because lightning from real storms had already killed Boer horses and Zulu wa…

Your unique typing rhythm can reveal your identity

As early as 1860, experienced telegraph operators realized they could actually recognize each individual by everyone's unique tapping rhythm. To the trained ear, the soft tip-tap of every operator could be as recognizable as the spoken voice of a family member. In World War II military intelligence…

Dog Barf and Alfred Vail (again?)

Cate and Erik try to figure out what to do with twenty copies of the same book. Erik talks about how much he hates Samuel Morse, again. Perfect for adults with ADHD who love genuine, unfiltered conversations about neurodivergent childhood experiences and how our scattered minds connect memories. …

Historic Speedwell - Part 3 - Inside the Telegraph Breakthrough

Send us Fan Mail Step back in time with us at Historic Speedwell as Beyond The Green – Parks and Paths returns to the birthplace of the American telegraph.In this episode, we sit down with Karl Wietzel, Sr. Historical Program Specialist for the Morris County Park Commission, to explore the groundbr…

What is Morse code?

Imagine you have huge news to share with your best friend, but instead of sending a quick text, you have to wait four whole days for a horse messenger to deliver it! That's exactly how life was in the 1830s before a painter named Samuel Morse changed the world forever. After missing a terribly impo…

Episode 1015: Greatest American Inventions — The Electric Telegraph

In 1844, a painter named Samuel Morse and machinist Alfred Vail shattered the oldest limit on human civilization: the speed of information. Their electromagnetic telegraph sent messages by wire at the speed of electricity, ending an era when news traveled no faster than a horse or a ship. Host Newt…