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Dec. 8, 1931: Coaxial Cable Patented

Posted December 08, 2011 9:19 AM

From Wired Top Stories:

A simple invention sets the stage for trans-Atlantic telephone, cable TV and broadband internet.

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Snel Power-User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 250 Good Answers: 7	#1 Re: Dec. 8, 1931: Coaxial Cable Patented 12/09/2011 7:21 AM
	What about Oliver Heaviside? Snel
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JohnDG Guru Join Date: May 2006 Location: Reading, Berkshire, UK. Going under cover. Posts: 9684 Good Answers: 468	#2 In reply to #1 Re: Dec. 8, 1931: Coaxial Cable Patented 12/10/2011 9:57 AM
	Indeed! The article states "That invention ... wasn't realized in the United States until 1931". To quote Wikipedia: "Coaxial cable was invented by English engineer and mathematician Oliver Heaviside, who patented the design in 1880.^[1]" __________________ "Love justice, you who rule the world" - Dante Alighieri
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