Pioneers and personalities
We take for granted that by pressing few buttons on a telephone we can talk to family friends or business associates not only throughout the UK but around the world as well.
These advances in telecommunications and broadcasting owes much to the brilliant minds and personalities who helped launch the electronic revolution. Pioneers and personalities provides an insight to the people who have helped shape the world of telecommunications as we know it today.
Pender
John Pender was a Scottish entrepreneur who founded the world's largest telecommunications network. Pender was driven by ambition. He left school...
Pierce
John Pierce was responsible for the building of the first space communication satellites, Echo and Telstar. Pierce was born in Des Moines, Iowa but...
Popov
Alexander Popov invented a wireless communications system at about the same time as Marconi. The main difference between the two men was that...
Preece
William Preece was the Chief Engineer of the General Post Office who introduced wireless telegraphy to the organisation. Preece had conducted...
Pupin
Michael Pupin developed the technique of 'loading' telephone cables, which made long-distance telephone calls possible. He was born in Serbia,...
