In 1962, the satellite Telstar was developed by AT&T and it was placed in an orbit of 682 to 4,030 miles (i.e. 1,091 to 6,444 km) orbiting the earth in 2 hours 40 minutes. The first transatlantic television signals were transmitted through Telstar. With the launch of Telstar, wireless communications, such as voice, television, fax and …
The Eiffel Tower and Paris’ payback on Hitler
The year was 1940. Germany had made its way into France and occupied almost half the country. Paris, the capital city and the home of the Eiffel Tower, too, was now under Germany’s control. Hoping to put the German tyrant through misery, the French cut the cables to the Eiffel Tower. They believed Hitler would want to reach …