The History of Subsea Cables

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The History of Subsea Cables

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Oct 1, 2021

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Listener Antriksh asked that I look into subsea cables, the physical connections that link distant lands together for communication and power transmission. We learn about how physics creates unique challenges for subsea transmission and how 19th century engineers and scientists tried to overcome them.
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