hello!
network geography
a class about all the real places that make up the internet
introductions
how do you see the internet?
things that are designed to be ignored
things that we notice when they break
things that no one really wants you to see
not just where the internet is
it's there for a reason
the syllabus
march 25
introductions
submarine cables
april 1
wireless networks
introducing the scavenger hunt
april 15
show and tell
april 25
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let's take a break!
submarine cables
they're a thing
history
sightseeing
history
1845: First commercial telegraph system
1856: Cyrus Field forms the Atlantic Telegraph Company
1866: Atlantic Telegraph Company, with Telcon, successfully complete transatlantic telegraph cable
1903: First transpacific telegraph cable
1921: First telephone submarine cable laid
1956: TAT-1, the first transatlantic telephone cable goes into service
1988: TAT-8, the first transatlantic optical cable, goes into service
ownership:
consortiums of telecom companies
construction costs: very expensive
stakes
sightseeing
