The history leading to the smartphone is a journey through Roman fire signals, Morse code, Marconi's wireless, Bell's telephone, Lamarr's spread-spectrum signaling, to Apple's 2007 iPhone and forward to brainwave-controlled smartphones.
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Appearances
Current Status: Ended
Network: PBS
Production Country: United Kingdom
Genres:Documentary, History
