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... wire , the first wire to be strung through the air for communication . A remarkable letter , signed simply C.M. , appearing in a magazine in Scotland in 1753 , proposed using 26 separate wires , one for each letter of the alphabet ...
... wire , the first wire to be strung through the air for communication . A remarkable letter , signed simply C.M. , appearing in a magazine in Scotland in 1753 , proposed using 26 separate wires , one for each letter of the alphabet ...
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... wire , the first of these innovations , was stronger than ordinary copper wire and was a better conductor of electricity than the steel wire commonly in use . After a long - distance test between Boston and New York in 1883 proved its ...
... wire , the first of these innovations , was stronger than ordinary copper wire and was a better conductor of electricity than the steel wire commonly in use . After a long - distance test between Boston and New York in 1883 proved its ...
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... Wire transmission . Wire lines transmit communica- tions signals ranging from relatively narrow bandwidth telegraph and telephone ( voice and data ) to wide band- Major wire width , multiplexed signals and television . The major wire ...
... Wire transmission . Wire lines transmit communica- tions signals ranging from relatively narrow bandwidth telegraph and telephone ( voice and data ) to wide band- Major wire width , multiplexed signals and television . The major wire ...
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