Posts Tagged ‘communications’
Bell Homestead, Brantford, Canada
“Brantford is justified in calling herself “The Telephone City,” because the Telephone originated there,” are the words Alexander Graham Bell wrote to a friend in 1916, some forty years after he had invented the device that changed the world. [Read More]
Broadcasting House, London, United Kingdom
Broadcasting House was built in 1932 as the UK’s first purpose-built broadcasting centre and has played a major role in British history since then. [Read More]
Kelmscott House, London, United Kingdom
This Hammersmith mansion now houses a museum dedicated to the work of the artist and writer William Morris who lived here between 1879 and 1896, but we would also point out to the more technologically-minded visitor that it was the birthplace of the telegraph. [Read More]
Limehouse Accumulator Tower, London, United Kingdom
The Limehouse Accumulator Tower is an example of the engineering genius that was at work in Victorian Britain — and for long afterwards. [Read More]
BBC Television Centre, London, United Kingdom
The purpose-built building of the world’s largest broadcaster, the BBC Television Centre is well worth a visit — if you can get inside. [Read More]
British Library, London, United Kingdom
The British Library is a must stop place for any visit to London — it’s the world’s largest library with a collection of over 150 million items, including 14 million books, 920,000 journal and newspaper titles, 58 million patents and 3 million sound [Read More]
Counter Spy Shop, London, United Kingdom
The Counter Spy Shop allows geeks to indulge those childhood fantasies we all had of being James Bond — if you’ve got the money for it. [Read More]
Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, United Kingdom
The Institute of Contemporary Arts is a cool destination for art and culture lovers, but that’s not what makes it a geek attraction — it was in this building that the world’s first “Cybercafe” was born. [Read More]
Cyberia Site, London, United Kingdom
Cyberia was the UK’s first commercial internet cafe (see also the ICA) and opened September 1, 1994 in London. [Read More]
London Teleport, London, United Kingdom
London’s first teleport was built by British Telecom and is still visible and functioning, although it’s now owned by another firm. [Read More]
