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Episode 493 – Wired Up
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36 minutes
Released:
Jul 21, 2023
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In the first of a multi-part series on the history of communications technology in Japan, we’ve got a double-header: the landline telephone and telegraph. How did two technologies we now think of as ancient help remake a country opening itself up to the industrial world? Sources, show notes, and transcript at this link Support the show on Patreon
Released:
Jul 21, 2023
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