The Cable That United The World

[Homer J Simpson]

[tggzzz]

See also two of Arthur C Clarke's books, "Voice Across the Sea" and "How the World Was One".
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/arthur-c-clarke-5/voice-across-the-sea/
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1847774.How_the_World_Was_One#

I'm sure you realise Clarke had a track record in this area, especially page 41 (305) of this pdf: https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Wireless-World/40s/Wireless-World-1945-10.pdf

[Bicurico]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wired.com/1996/12/ffglass/amp

Great text about undersea cables.

[Gyro]

I was pretty sure that the first transatlantic telegraph cable(s) originated at Porthcurno, Cornwall, not Ireland. (I've seen the terminations in the cabin at the top of the beach).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porthcurno

The 'hut':

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=porthcurno+cable+hut&atb=v145-1&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images


EDIT: Oops, no. Not the first ones.

[soldar]

It is truly amazing that any person today has the capacity to communicate instantly and without limit, around the world, ... virtually for free.

WWII generals did not have a millionth of what the average person has today.

[tggzzz]

It is truly amazing that any person today has the capacity to communicate instantly and without limit, around the world, ... virtually for free.

WWII generals did not have a millionth of what the average person has today.

As Arthur C Clarke put it, this might be the only generation where it is possible to have a voice conversation with any other person. Think about it