Dispatches From Dystopia

Dispatches From Dystopia

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Dispatches From Dystopia
Dispatches From Dystopia
Mr. Watson, Come Here
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Mr. Watson, Come Here

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On March 10, 1876, the first human speech was transmitted by telephone when inventor Alexander Graham Bell summoned his assistant by saying, "Mr. Watson, come here, I want you."

Imagine the awe with which a regular Victorian person would have received the news that they could now instantaneously speak to someone across town or even across the country. It…

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