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Pioneers and personalities: S

Welcome to the alphabetical walkthrough of pioneers and personalities. You're now on letter S. Click through the rest of the alphabet to find out more about the people who've helped shape telecommunication as we know it today.

Schilling, Baron Pavel Lvovich von (b1786) : another explosive idea

Schilling, Baron Pavel Lvovich von (b1786) : another explosive idea

Pavel Schilling was a Russian engineer who created the first electromagnetic telegraph.

Schilling and Gray : close - but no cigar

Schilling and Gray : close - but no cigar

The Russian born Baron Pavel Schilling is one of the forgotten pioneers of the telegraph. He had developed a working needle telegraph four years before Cooke and Wheatstone - and a working code seven years before ...

Scott, Sir Giles Gilbert (1880-1960) : designing an institution

Scott, Sir Giles Gilbert (1880-1960) : designing an institution

Giles Gilbert Scott was a successful architect who designed the famous red telephone boxes used throughout Britain for most of the 20th century.

George Sharples (1820-1903) : a popular man

George Sharples (1820-1903) : a popular man

George Sharples was a successful businessman who installed the first telephone exchange in Preston.

Shockley, William (1910-1989) : joint inventor of the transistor

Shockley, William (1910-1989) : joint inventor of the transistor

William Shockley was one of the co-inventors of the transistor, which earned him the Nobel prize in 1956.

Stephenson, Robert (1806-1859) : full steam ahead

Stephenson, Robert (1806-1859) : full steam ahead

Robert Stephenson and his father built the first commercial railway locomotive - the Rocket.

Almon Brown Strowger(1839-1902) : operator - get off the line!

Almon Brown Strowger(1839-1902) : operator - get off the line!

Almon Strowger was an undertaker who created the first automatic telephone switching machine.

Sturgeon, William (1783-1850) : a life of downs, ups, and downs again

Sturgeon, William (1783-1850) : a life of downs, ups, and downs again

William Sturgeon invented the electro-magnet, which was essential to the development of the telegraph and the telephone.


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