story about 125th anniversary of first wireless call

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: SpongeBob RectilinearPants <perambulate () gmail com>
Date: May 30, 2005 2:54:49 PM EDT
To: farber () cis upenn edu
Subject: story about 125th anniversary of first wireless call
Reply-To: SpongeBob RectilinearPants <perambulate () gmail com>


Dave, for IP if you wish:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/27/ 
AR2005052701158.html

"The next time you're distracted by the ringing of someone's cell
phone, consider this: Washington is the birthplace of the blessing --
or the curse -- of wireless telephony.

"This Friday marks the 125th anniversary of the world's first wireless
telephone call. Alexander Graham Bell already had compiled an
impressive record, inventing a telephone in 1876 and supervising the
1878 establishment of Washington's telephone exchange, one of the
first in the world. But after moving to Washington in 1879, Bell
became nearly obsessed with improving on his famous invention by doing
away with the wire."
[...]


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