The Chappe Telegraph Systems
Claude Chappe is credited with creating the first practical means of sending information over great distances. On March 2, 1791 at 11 A.M., Chappe and his brother sent the message “si vous reussissez, vous serez bientot couvert de glorie” (If you succeed, you will soon bask in glory) between Brulon and Parce, a distance of ten miles. The first means used a combination of black and white panels, clocks, telescopes, and codebooks to send their message.
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