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World Service,05 Aug 1999,28 mins

Communication

My Century

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The revolution that took place in communication technology. Kayan Nylang talks about how life has been transformed for him and his family since the arrival of the telephone in Malaysia; Elizabeth Adelt reflects on teaching children in Australia's outback via radio; Richard Foster discusses the Talking Newspaper Service in the UK; Shamlu Dudeja recalls how her father's letters were sent by camel; and Keonard Kleinrock describes the day when internet technology was born.

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