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Title: | Early telecommunication and the birth of telegraphy in Malta |
Authors: | Aloisio, Mario |
Keywords: | Cables, Submarine -- Malta Telecommunication systems Telegraph -- Malta |
Issue Date: | 2015 |
Publisher: | University of Malta. Junior College |
Citation: | Symposia Melitensia. 2015, No 10, p. 15-27 |
Abstract: | This paper reviews the birth of telegraphy and its take-up in Malta before the advent of radio. The driving force behind the adoption of a number of signalling methods and the telegraph in Malta was the militia, but a means of effective communication was also important for trade and as a warning system against unwanted intruders. Foreign, diplomatic, and news correspondence became possible after submarine cables linking Malta to mainland Europe were laid in the 1860s. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/3076 |
ISSN: | 1812-7509 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - JCCom & IT SymMel, 2015, Volume 10 SymMel, 2015, Volume 10 |
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