Comments on: The Ecstasy of Telegraphy http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/02/the-ecstasy-of-telegraphy.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-ecstasy-of-telegraphy Thoughts on the intersection of search, media, technology, and more. Thu, 23 May 2013 12:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: AquteIntel http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/02/the-ecstasy-of-telegraphy.php#comment-28345 AquteIntel Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:43:00 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6013#comment-28345 Psalm 82:6 says "I said, 'You are "gods"; you are all sons of the Most High" Psalm 82:6 says “I said, ‘You are “gods”; you are all sons of the Most High”

]]> By: Michael Zerman http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/02/the-ecstasy-of-telegraphy.php#comment-28339 Michael Zerman Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:07:00 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6013#comment-28339 Hi John, Sorta apt as it was World Radio Day on 12 Feb, and here in Australia I heard a program about a cat named Henry Sutton, who claimed he built the first radio.   The program has been rebroadcast a couple of times this week on our public broadcaster and also covers Australia's telegraphic history, the move from cable transmission to beam wireless, etc, etc. May be of interest. Australian's forgotten radio pioneer: the amazing Henry Sutton http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/02/12/3428794.htm A World Radio Day special on Ballarat's legendary inventor Henry Sutton and a claim he built the world's first portable radio; a new biography promises to upturn the recognised history of Australian telecommunications and reveal century-old secrets of his work for the Australian Navy. Cheers Michael Zerman Adelaide AUSTRALIA Hi John,

Sorta apt as it was World Radio Day on 12 Feb, and here in Australia I heard a program about a cat named Henry Sutton, who claimed he built the first radio.
 
The program has been rebroadcast a couple of times this week on our public broadcaster and also covers Australia’s telegraphic history, the move from cable transmission to beam wireless, etc, etc.

May be of interest.

Australian’s forgotten radio pioneer: the amazing Henry Sutton

http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/02/12/3428794.htm

A World Radio Day special on Ballarat’s legendary inventor Henry Sutton and a claim he built the world’s first portable radio; a new biography promises to upturn the recognised history of Australian telecommunications and reveal century-old secrets of his work for the Australian Navy.

Cheers

Michael Zerman
Adelaide AUSTRALIA

]]> By: Anonymous http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/02/the-ecstasy-of-telegraphy.php#comment-28336 Anonymous Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:25:00 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6013#comment-28336 For sure, on my list. Thanks. For sure, on my list. Thanks.

]]> By: CSoares http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/02/the-ecstasy-of-telegraphy.php#comment-28335 CSoares Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:13:00 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6013#comment-28335 There's a book called "The Victorian Internet" by Tom Standage published in 1998 that you may find interesting.  There’s a book called “The Victorian Internet” by Tom Standage published in 1998 that you may find interesting. 

]]> By: Anonymous http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/02/the-ecstasy-of-telegraphy.php#comment-28329 Anonymous Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:27:00 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6013#comment-28329 yes I am certain of that as well! yes I am certain of that as well!

]]> By: Anonymous http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/02/the-ecstasy-of-telegraphy.php#comment-28326 Anonymous Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:17:00 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6013#comment-28326 We're still pretty incredible creations...I'm sure we'll figure out how to use all this incredible technology to mindlessly entertain ourselves! We’re still pretty incredible creations…I’m sure we’ll figure out how to use all this incredible technology to mindlessly entertain ourselves!

]]> By: Anonymous http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/02/the-ecstasy-of-telegraphy.php#comment-28319 Anonymous Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:21:00 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6013#comment-28319 Yep. Read Kurzweil or Kelly, all this is discussed as about to be eclipsed. And then...will anyone notice? I'm waiting to find out. Yep. Read Kurzweil or Kelly, all this is discussed as about to be eclipsed. And then…will anyone notice? I’m waiting to find out.

]]> By: Anonymous http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/02/the-ecstasy-of-telegraphy.php#comment-28317 Anonymous Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:51:00 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6013#comment-28317 John--there's an article in Ars Technica that you might find relevant to your topic. http://goo.gl/fHmAl  After estimating the computational power (in 2007) of all the world's computers, DSPs, microcontrollers,, etc., as well as storage devices, they conclude with this: Lest we get too enamored with our technological prowess, however, the authors make some comparisons with biology. "To put our findings in perspective, the 6.4*10^18 instructions per second that human kind can carry out on its general-purpose computers in 2007 are in the same ballpark area as the maximum number of nerve impulses executed by one human brain per second," they write. Our total storage capacity is the same as an adult human's DNA. And there are several billion humans on the planet. John–there’s an article in Ars Technica that you might find relevant to your topic. http://goo.gl/fHmAl  After estimating the computational power (in 2007) of all the world’s computers, DSPs, microcontrollers,, etc., as well as storage devices, they conclude with this:

Lest we get too enamored with our technological prowess, however, the
authors make some comparisons with biology. “To put our findings in
perspective, the 6.4*10^18 instructions per second that human
kind can carry out on its general-purpose computers in 2007 are in the
same ballpark area as the maximum number of nerve impulses executed by
one human brain per second,” they write.

Our total storage capacity is the same as an adult human’s DNA. And there are several billion humans on the planet.

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