1800s technology

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A project to construct one of the earliest computers, based on sketches by Charles Babbage, has received a major boost.

early telephone operators in Paris

The Museum promotes research on the evolution of early office technology based on original documents and artifacts and disseminates information about the history of office equipment

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A century ago, touring the Paris world's fair, Henry Adams was extraordinarily prescient in predicting our current debate about ethics and technology.

The lightbulb, telephone, and sewing machine were all invented during the Second Industrial Revolution and helped to define 19th-century America.

Who is the author of the work? Francis Ronalds Name of the work? Electrical Telegraph When was the work completed? 1816 What is it? The electrical telegraph allows messages to be transmitted from a distance along a wire, creating signals by making and breaking an electrical connection.