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Welcome to Through the Wires - A century of telecommunications





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What is Telecommunications?

It is simply the science of communicating information like video, voice and data, using a variety of methods. It's not just the telephone anymore! We've put some of our favorite features top the right for easy access.


History
Start a foundation for your telecommunications knowledge. Understand its beginning so you can understand its future: the invention of the telegraph, telephone, etc.


Fundamentals
Learning the basics is key to everything: Bandwidth, compression, protocols, media, etc.


Advanced Technologies
And when you're ready, we'll show you these advanced topics: GPS, DSL, ISDN, Internet in the Sky, etc.


Application
Apply knowledge and theories to real time projects and view interviews with experts in the field: EME project, weather data, ham radio, etc.


Digital Talk
Come share and expand your knowledge at our interactive network: Quiz challenge, ask a teacher, link database, etc.
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ThinkQuest Web SiteThis site was created by three students from around the world for the 1999 ThinkQuest
competition. Farhana (Singapore), David (Denver, Colorado)
and Tiana (Santiago, Dominican Republic).