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Faraday Lecture 1986-1987 ‘The opportunity of a lifetime’

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  • Duration: 49 mins
  • Publication date: 25 Oct 2024
  • Part of series Faraday Lectures from the IET Archives

Abstract

Faraday Lecture 1986-1987 ‘The opportunity of a lifetime’

Presented by Mike Watson. This lecture takes viewers through the history of information technology and its role in the future of the country. IET Archives reference IET/SPE/03/02/01/16. 

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  • Faraday Lecture
  • IET Archives
  • Michael Faraday
  • Mike Watson
  • Your generation
  • communications
  • electrical engineering
  • electricity
  • history of information technology

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