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Our world of telecommunications

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?

At a distance

At a distance

What does telecommunication mean?

What does it actually do?

The sound barrier

The sound barrier

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!

Days of future past

Days of future past

Look at the history of telecommunications and what's happening now, it's tempting to ask: Haven't we been here before?


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Visit the updated Communicate! galllery at the National Museum of Scotland.

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Discover the records behind the history of telecommunications as BT Heritage launches online catalogue.

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