Victorian visions of the future
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What Are the Most Dramatic Transformations in Science?
There were scientific revolutions within their own time that I think it's fair to say really did transform society. What do you think were some of the most dramatic transformations in science in this era? There's no question at all in my mind. It's the telegraph. The technology is meant to control the Empire by the final decades of the 19th century. Britain dominates underwater telegraphs as a vital imperial policy.
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