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<p>Paris, France. On 24 November 1890, Édouard Branly [[Branly Invents Coherer|invented the Coherer]], a device important in the early development of [[Wireless Telegraphy|wireless telegraphy]]. The device, a glass tube with terminals containing metal filings, acts as an insulator unless acted upon by an electric spark, when it becomes a conductor. Tapping the device separates the filings and it again becomes an insulator. </p> | <p>Paris, France. On 24 November 1890, Édouard Branly [[Branly Invents Coherer|invented the Coherer]], a device important in the early development of [[Wireless Telegraphy|wireless telegraphy]]. The device, a glass tube with terminals containing metal filings, acts as an insulator unless acted upon by an electric spark, when it becomes a conductor. Tapping the device separates the filings and it again becomes an insulator. </p> | ||
<p>[[Image:Tapping coherer.jpg|thumb|center|Branly's Coherer]]</p> | |||
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<p>[[Category:Communications]] [[Category:Telegraphy]]</p> | <p>[[Category:Communications]] [[Category:Telegraphy]]</p> |
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Paris, France. On 24 November 1890, Édouard Branly invented the Coherer, a device important in the early development of wireless telegraphy. The device, a glass tube with terminals containing metal filings, acts as an insulator unless acted upon by an electric spark, when it becomes a conductor. Tapping the device separates the filings and it again becomes an insulator.