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Aug

07

Ideas Cafe presents 'From Australia to Zimmermann'

by Telegraph Museum Porthcurno

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Wed, August 7, 2013

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM BST

Location

The Clore Learning Space, Porthcurno Telegraph Museum

Penzance

TR19 6JX

United Kingdom

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Description

Following the start of World War 1, one of the first acts by the British was to cut Germany’s undersea telegraph cables. Germany was left with just one cable, but even that was under British control: any message sent through it could be intercepted and read by Britain. The impact of this was felt later in the war with the British interception of the controversial Zimmermann telegram in 1917. In return, Germany tried to destroy Allied telegraph cables in the Pacific and Indian Oceans by attacking telegraph stations and cables at Fanning Island and the Cocos Islands in late 1914. These attacks by Britain and Germany marked the start of the "cable wars" which continued throughout the war and demonstrate the strategic importance of the newly completed global telegraph network.

With Dr Liz Bruton, Postdoctoral Researcher "Innovation in Combat: telecommunications and intellectual property in the First World War", University of Leeds and the Museum of History of Science, Oxford

Half price museum entry from 4:00pm, free entry to talks only from 6:00pm (talks begin 6:15pm).

Light refreshments are served during the evening for which the museum invites a small donation.


For a taster of Porthcurno Telegraph Museum, click here to watch our 2-minute digital postcard >

Beyond the Horizon: A 2-minute digital postcard from Porthcurno Telegraph Museum

What is Ideas Cafe?

Ideas Café is a schedule of free social events that explore a diversity of fascinating subjects in an informal setting. Speakers come from all backgrounds and subjects can cover local and global history, science, technology and the natural world. The audience is free to contribute their own ideas or questions, or simply to sit back and enjoy the discussion. Bring friends, relax with wine and nibbles, and enjoy an inspiring evening of stimulating conversation and discovery.


Praise for recent Ideas Cafe events:

"Very informative, yet informal! Excellent, in-depth knowledge backed up by good audio-visual and pleasant, helpful staff. Well done!" M. Newman, June 2013

"What a brilliant speaker. So interesting, knows his subject and very interesting to listen to." S. Easterbrook ,June 2013

"Very enjoyable presentations. More please!" D.Rayfield, March 2013

"Really excellent- I didn't know you ran these events until this week - will look out for more." N. Saunders, March 2013

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