Telecommunication Collection (#19)

Family life, 1930s artwork. French family relaxing in a living room listening to a radio (background, below picture). A maid is serving coffee and the father is smoking tobacco

DH-4 aeroplane radio. This view of the aeroplane cockpit shows the installation of a radio set on a DH-4 (De Havilland 4) model

Eutelsat communications satellite, with the Sun in the background, artwork. Eutelsat is a French company that operates over 25 satellites in geoeosynchronous orbit

Mobile communication, conceptual artwork
Mobile communication, conceptual computer artwork

Phone sign

Radio sets from the 1940s and 1950s. Photographed in 2000, at the exhibition Good-bye to the 20th Century in the Novy Manezh exhibition hall, near Moscow, Russia

Red telephone box in heavy snow. Designed in 1924, the red telephone box was a familiar sight throughout the United Kingdom

Wireless internet planet, artwork
Wireless internet planet, computer artwork. The concentric circles are a broadcast symbol representing the wireless networks installed in the buildings on this planet

Wireless internet city, artwork
Wireless internet city, computer artwork. The concentric circles are a broadcast symbol representing the wireless networks installed in this city

Wireless internet households, artwork
Wireless internet households, computer artwork. The yellow broadcast symbols represent the wireless networks installed in each house

Satellite communications antenna
Satellite communications and telemetry antenna, with the Sun behind the feed structure. These dish-shaped objects are microwave

Crystal-based neutrino detector
Experimental neutrino detector. Dr Luca Gamberale, Pirelli Research Centre, Milan, next to a neutrino detector built by Joseph Weber in the 1980s

Crystal-based neutrino detector
Experimental neutrino detector. Technician holds a sapphire used in an experimental neutrino detector built by Joseph Weber in the 1980s

Tuning fork for neutrino detector
Experimental neutrino detector. Researcher holds a tuning fork used in an experimental neutrino detector originally built by Joseph Weber in the 1980s

Internet information highway, artwork
Internet information highway, conceptual computer artwork. Parallel tracks (white) passing through a group of globes (green) covered in printed circuit board (PCB) designs

Mobile phone on charge, thermogram. A thermogram shows the variation in temperature on the surface of an object, measured by the long-wave infrared radiation it emits

EVCW2A-00062
Union Army Signal Corps setting up telegraph wire during a Civil War battle, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Poster advertising the telephone
Poster designed by E McKnight Kauffer, encouraging people to use the telephone to make contact with the world

A Worker at an Exchange
A worker adjusts the wiring connections at a telecommunications exchange. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Most Northern permenant settlement. Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway
Andrew Stewart / SpecialistStock

A climber on Red Screes in the Lake District using a mobile phone
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Doctor discussing medical records
MODEL RELEASED. Medical records on a doctors desk. The doctor is using a telephone and looking at one of the records

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"Revolutionizing Communication: From Marconi's Radio Apparatus to the Telegraph Receiver" Step back in time and explore the fascinating world of telecommunication, where innovation and technology have shaped human connection throughout history. Starting with Marconi's groundbreaking radio apparatus, which paved the way for wireless communication, we witness a remarkable transformation. The Lovell Telescope emerges as a symbol of scientific progress, enabling us to delve into the mysteries of space. In times of emergency, the early fire brigade street alarm acted as a lifeline for communities, alerting them to danger swiftly and efficiently. Meanwhile, Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station revolutionized global communication by connecting people across continents like never before. The Arecibo message and its decoded key C016 / 6817 represent humanity's attempt to reach out to extraterrestrial civilizations—a testament to our insatiable curiosity about what lies beyond our planet. Traveling through time brings us face-to-face with pivotal moments such as the switchboard at Newcastle Telephone Exchange on January 24th, 1931. Here, operators diligently connected calls that bridged distances and brought loved ones closer together. During wartime struggles in 1916, a wireless officer bravely sent messages via Morse Code from aboard a ship—an act that exemplified how telecommunication played an essential role in military operations. Fast forward to modern times—the Channel Tunnel stands tall as an engineering marvel that connects nations physically while fostering cultural exchange and economic growth. Meet "The Aerial Man, " who fearlessly climbed towering structures to ensure uninterrupted communication signals—his bravery kept society connected during challenging times. Witness the grandeur of Great Eastern—a colossal vessel instrumental in laying undersea cables that linked distant lands electronically—ushering in an era of instant long-distance communication unimaginable before its time. Finally, marvel at the Telegraph Printer from 1889 (C013 /8777), which transformed written words into electrical pulses, revolutionizing the speed and efficiency of information transmission.