Elizabeth Bruton, Museum of the History of Science, Oxford
SAS Program in Science, Technology & Society, Rutgers University
Time: 4:30pm
Location: Teleconference Lecture Hall, Alexander Library, 4th Floor, Rutgers University, 169 College Avenue, New Brunswick
Telecommunications and their interception have been major features of military and civilian life since the early twentieth century. Upon the outbreak of the First World War, some of the earliest actions of the war involved curtailing enemy telecommunications while guaranteeing the security and safety of their own modes of telecommunication. Focusing on Britain, but also examining the U.S. and Germany, Dr Bruton will explore the different interception techniques developed during the First World War and explore how concerns for security and secrecy shaped the development of telecommunications during the war