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Confusing Times: Communicating, 24/7

In the age of smartphones, broadband internet access, and cheap(ish) air travel, the vision of the ‘global village’, appears to have become a reality.
2 Mar 2018
Strauss Telegram

Telegraphs, Electromagnetic Polkas and the Vienna New Year’s Day Concert

I remember being fascinated by the glittering chandeliers, the massive, colourful bouquets of flowers, the guests from all over the world sporting their traditional attires and, of course, the music.
9 Jan 2015
Telephone, telegraph, and power lines over the streets of New York City, 1888. Source: Wikimedia Commons

Telegraphy's Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs

My research aims to uncover the lesser-known twists and turns in this narrative, to explore both the hopes and the frustrations, the anxieties as well as the excitement which were associated with telegraphy in nineteenth-century Europe.
20 Oct 2017
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The Magic Mango

Amelia Bonea’s story The Magic Mango, published by Pratham Books’ StoryWeaver, is now available in 7 languages on the StoryWeaver website https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/27150-the-magic-mango
29 Aug 2018
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Victorian Speed – Time Flies When You’re Having FUN!

2 Nov 2018

Events

3 Dec
Robida

Science, Medicine and Culture in the Nineteenth Century - Seminars in Hilary Term 2015

Our programme for Hilary Term 2015 is now announced, with four seminars taking place at St Anne’s College.
St. Anne's College
7 Oct
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Science, Medicine and Culture in the Nineteenth Century Seminars - Michaelmas Term 2014

We are very pleased to announce the first three seminars in our Science, Medicine and Culture in the Nineteenth Century series. Drinks will be served after each seminar and all are welcome.
St. Anne's College