Telecom History
After digging to a depth of 100 meters last year,
Japanese scientists found traces of copper wire dating
back 1000 years, and came to the conclusion that their
ancestors already had a telephone network one thousand
years ago.
In the weeks that followed, American scientists dug
200 metres and headlines in the US papers read:
"US scientists have found traces of 2000 year old
optical fibres, and have concluded that their
ancestors already had advanced high-tech digital
telephone 1000 years earlier than the Japanese".
One week later, a Malaysian newspaper reported the
following:
"After digging as deep as 500 metres, Malaysian
scientists have found absolutely nothing. They have
concluded that 5000 years ago, their ancestors were
already using wireless technology".
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