Welcome to the alphabetical walkthrough of pioneers and personalities. You're now on letter P. Click through the rest of the alphabet to find out more about the people who've helped shape telecommunication as we know it today.
Larry Page, along with Sergey Brin, co-founded one of the most popular internet search engines: 'Google'.
John Pender was a Scottish entrepreneur who founded the world's largest telecommunications network. Pender was driven by ambition. He left school to work in a cotton mill and became managing director when he was ...
John Pierce was responsible for the building of the first space communication satellites, Echo and Telstar.
Alexander Popov invented a wireless communications system at about the same time as Marconi.
William Preece was the Chief Engineer of the General Post Office who introduced wireless telegraphy to the organisation.
Michael Pupin developed the technique of 'loading' telephone cables, which made long-distance telephone calls possible.
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