Communication has always been of great importance for mankind. Just ask Paul Revere warning his fellow americans about the English attack; or Pheidippides who run all the way from Athens to Sparta to call for help, but the story was changed to make the poor Pheidippides to run from Marathon to Athens to deliver the news about the victory against Darius I (battle that his "little" son Xerxes would try to avenge against 300). Either way, being a victory or a cry for help, he died of exhaustion right after delivering the message. I wonder how much they would have paid for a cell phone. There is a lot to be said about communications in history but in this entry I'll try to combine science, technology and history and talk a little bit about the radio. However, it is not going to be a copy-paste of the wikipedia and, instead, I'll try to amuse you with several side-stories which will involve the Moon as a communication satellite, nazi propaganda, a radio without battery, the weather, submarines and headphones (Yes, the "iPod" was just to catch your attention ;-)).
2010/04/10
Presentation and Mission Statement
Welcome to my brand-new blog! I'm very excited about it so I'll try to gather all the interesting bits of information I stumble upon to synthesise the entries in this blog. It is a personal blog in the sense that I'll reflect my personal interests here but I'll try to write and focus the stories in a way that suits most of you. Because you, the reader, are the one this blog is going to live or die for. So please, if you like an entry or utterly despise it, please post as many insightful and constructive comments as possible because I hope this blog to we a forum where comments are even more fun than entries.
I dare you to comment ;-).
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