If the 19th and 20th centuries were the Transportation Age, then the 21st century is the Information Age. Like most other ages, it didn't suddenly leap into being with the arrival of the Web or the smartphone – it has a history going back more than 200 years. The Science Museum in London is exploring this history in a new permanent exhibit called "Information Age: Six Networks That Changed Our World," which was recently opened by Queen Elizabeth II when she sent the first tweet by a British monarch... Continue Reading Science Museum exhibit explores the Information Age
Section: Science
Tags: BBC, Communications, Computers, Exhibition, History, London, Museum, Science Museum
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