Welcome to the alphabetical walkthrough of pioneers and personalities. You're now on letter E. Click through the rest of the alphabet to find out more about the people who've helped shape telecommunication as we know it today.
Although better known for inventing the electric lamp and the phonograph, Thomas Alva Edison made a number of significant improvements to the telephone.
Alan Emtage was born in Barbados in 1964. He studied computer science at McGill University in Montréal, Canada from 1983. Whilst a student he also worked as a systems administrator overseeing department ...
Agner Krarup Erlang developed the mathematical formulae that underpinned the design of telephone networks from the 1920s.
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