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[[]]'''Claude Chappe''' (December 25, 1763 – January 23, 1805) was a French inventor who in 1792 demonstrated a practical semaphore system that eventually spanned all of France. This was the first practical telecommunications system of the industrial age, making Chappe the first telecom mogul with his "mechanical internet." | [[File:Claude Chappe.jpg|thumb|Claude Chappe.]]'''Claude Chappe''' (December 25, 1763 – January 23, 1805) was a French inventor who in 1792 demonstrated a practical [[Semaphore telegraph (nonfiction)|semaphore system]] that eventually spanned all of France. This was the first practical telecommunications system of the industrial age, making Chappe the first telecom mogul with his "mechanical internet." | ||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | |||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | |||
* [[Mathematics]] | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | |||
* [[Semaphore telegraph (nonfiction)]] | |||
== External links == | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Chappe Claude Chappe] @ Wikipedia | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:03, 6 May 2023
Claude Chappe (December 25, 1763 – January 23, 1805) was a French inventor who in 1792 demonstrated a practical semaphore system that eventually spanned all of France. This was the first practical telecommunications system of the industrial age, making Chappe the first telecom mogul with his "mechanical internet."
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Claude Chappe @ Wikipedia