21st Century…19th Century…6th Century BC Skills
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During July I spent some time in Ireland; in the beautiful,
south-west corner that is Kerry. Whilst there, I was reading
a bit of the local history and came across some quite
mind-boggling technology. In a gently shelving sandy cove
by Waterville lies the remains of an astonishing leap of
faith by a group of Victorian entrepreneurs. Sticking out of
the cliff is the tattered end of a telegraph cable that ran
across 2000 miles of ocean to Newfoundland and
thereafter overland to New York. The south-west tip of
Kerry (Valentia island) was chosen (in the 1850s) as the
take-off point and ‘Hearts Content’ bay in Newfoundland
the receiving point. But in between lay 2000 miles of wild
ocean that is variously 2-3 miles deep.
south-west corner that is Kerry. Whilst there, I was reading
a bit of the local history and came across some quite
mind-boggling technology. In a gently shelving sandy cove
by Waterville lies the remains of an astonishing leap of
faith by a group of Victorian entrepreneurs. Sticking out of
the cliff is the tattered end of a telegraph cable that ran
across 2000 miles of ocean to Newfoundland and
thereafter overland to New York. The south-west tip of
Kerry (Valentia island) was chosen (in the 1850s) as the
take-off point and ‘Hearts Content’ bay in Newfoundland
the receiving point. But in between lay 2000 miles of wild
ocean that is variously 2-3 miles deep.
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KIMBELL, Richard.
21st Century…19th Century…6th Century BC Skills.
Design and Technology Education: an International Journal, [S.l.], v. 18, n. 3, sep. 2013.
ISSN 1360-1431.
Available at: <https://ojs.lboro.ac.uk/DATE/article/view/1872>. Date accessed: 28 may 2023.
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Design & technology ; Education ; Research ; Curriculum
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Reflection
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