On this day in 1791, fast, long distance communication was ushered in with the deployment in Paris of the optical telegraph invented by Frenchman Claude Chappe. Prior to that, a message sent from Paris to Antwerp via messenger would take about a week. Even with horses the trip would still take several days. With the advent of the optical telegraph, the communication time was cut down to under an hour. Very handy when you’re in the midst of a revolution.
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Friday, March 2, 2012
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