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apr 4, 1774 - Electrostatic Telegraph

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Georges Louis Lesage patents the electric telegraph. Electric Telegraph uses electric signals to send communication via radio or line. The telegraph had a separate wire for each of the 26 letters of the alphabet and its range was only between two rooms of his home.

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apr 4, 1774
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~ 252 years ago

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