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Faraday Lecture 1994-1995 ‘Making waves’

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  • Duration: 58 mins
  • Publication date: 25 Oct 2024
  • Part of series Faraday Lectures from the IET Archives

Abstract

Faraday Lecture 1994-1995 ‘Making waves’

Presented by Dave Massey and a team from Cellnet and Motorola.

This lecture covers the telecommunications story from morse code messages to mobile phones, witness the birth of telecommunication including its intricate genealogy, digital re-birth and predictions about the future. IET Archives reference IET/SPE/03/02/01/24

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  • Dave Massey
  • Faraday Lecture
  • IET Archives
  • Michael Faraday
  • electrical engineering

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