Over the last 2,000 years we have learned to communicate over land, sea and space. But how did it start? And where will our Connected Earth take us?
Suppose you lived in a world with no telephone, e-mail, TV or radio where the only way of sending messages was to send a runner, blow a bugle or shout!
Look at the history of telecommunications and what's happening now, it's tempting to ask: Haven't we been here before?
Visit the updated Communicate! galllery at the National Museum of Scotland.
Discover the records behind the history of telecommunications as BT Heritage launches online catalogue.
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Gallery: From buttons to bytes
Fun activity: BT Tower activity
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