Where is this photo taken? (Anyone can post a photo)

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OATEK said:
No.

Yes.

Clue: There was a political storm and a scientific breakthrough associated with this site.
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are you still in Cornwall - I know it was the site of the first transatlantic undersea cable but don't know of any political storms there.

btw the Porthcurno museum of global communications is well worth a visit
 
VPS said:
are you still in Cornwall - I know it was the site of the first transatlantic undersea cable but don't know of any political storms there.

btw the Porthcurno museum of global communications is well worth a visit
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Yes, still in Cornwall, and one bay around from my previous post about Mullion. The Marconi Wireless station at Poldhu was an early wireless station, so not an undersea cable. The political furore came about when the British Government contracted with Marconi to build wireless stations (there were several on the Lizard) and it was discovered that several government members had bought shares - an early insider trading scandal. This photo from Wikipedia shows the setup:

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OATEK said:
Yes, still in Cornwall, and one bay around from my previous post about Mullion. The Marconi Wireless station at Poldhu was an early wireless station, so not an undersea cable. The political furore came about when the British Government contracted with Marconi to build wireless stations (there were several on the Lizard) and it was discovered that several government members had bought shares - an early insider trading scandal. This photo from Wikipedia shows the setup:

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Ah interesting so I was close. My comment about the Porthcurno museum still stands though ;)
 
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