[hannasm]

I really enjoyed the book

  > A Thread Across The Ocean by John Steele Gordon

It's a historical account of the first transatlantic cable

[rasz]

The Digital Antiquarian has a great series of articles on communication, starting with telegraph and finishing on first Web Browser. Reminded me of James Burke Connections.

A Web Around the World, Part 1: Signals Down a Wire January 7, 2022 https://www.filfre.net/2022/01/a-web-around-the-world-part-1...