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Information Theory: Birth of Long Distance Communication

From signal fires to telegraph shutters, discover how humans first conquered distance through communication. Journey through history's most ingenious early networks, from Greek torch systems to the dawn of the Information Age.

References:
Communications: An International History of the Formative Years (Burns)
Understanding Media (McLuhan)
The Mathematical Theory of Communication (Shannon)
The Histories (Polybius)
translation link: http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Polybius/home.html)

In this video:
[00:00] Signal Fires: The First Networks
[02:15] Greek Military Communications
[04:30] The Polybius Square: First Grid Code
[06:45] Binary Logic: Ancient Origins
[08:30] Bacon's Bilateral Cipher
[10:45] Telescope Revolution
[12:30] Murray's Shutter Telegraph
[14:15] Birth of Modern Communications
Perfect for:

History enthusiasts
Communication technology fans
Computer science students
Military history buffs
Information theory explorers

Part of our Information Theory series exploring how humans share and preserve ideas through time.

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