OUT OF THIN AIR

of others who were not there, were considered madmen, visionaries, or spiritualists. Today we take the terminology of communications coined by them for granted. The Greek words Telos meaning “from afar” and Phone, meaning “voice” give us magical words like telephone. Wireless Telephone to them meant “voices coming from afar without wire.” Remember, today’s “high tech” is built upon yesterday’s high tech.

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Marconi portable field wireless. The Citadel, Halifax, NS, 1914.

Heliograph signalling. Signalling by flags. First Citadel, Halifax 1915. World War.

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