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The phone that roared
In 1879, playwright George Bernard Shaw watched Thomas Edison carving himself a slice of the burgeoning telephone industry
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In 1879, playwright George Bernard Shaw watched Thomas Edison carving himself a slice of the burgeoning telephone industry
This article was first published in the 5 June 2004 issue of New Scientist, at the time of the transit of Venus – the last before 2012.