History and Impact of Computing

History and Impact of Computing

The British Empire

The British Empire was one of the largest, powerful, and influential empires of the world. It has a great importance in history because of its ways and manners with which it handled its matters all over the globe. British Empire was a fairly large empire. It included several American colonies and later it even gained access to India. This vast expansion of the British Empire got only possible due to its advanced and ever improving communication and technological means. Their communication and information handling technologies made it possible for them to include last continent of Africa to their vast Empire.

Communication system within the Empire

From the fifteenth century and onwards British Empire started off with great and innovative means of developing its technological and communications means. Their reliable and cost effective means of administrative message handling systems made them one of the great empires the world has ever known. It made them possible to penetrate their power and control over the vast area of the world. British Empire made startling innovations during those times to handle their information and documentation systems.

Telegraphy, Railway and Ships

Submarine telegraphic line was spread across the Atlantic Ocean. With the advent of this means of administrative communication, the British Empire improved a terrific deal. However, the code to transmit these messages was a little confusing but with time Samuel Morse developed the idea of sending electrical pulses of two fixed lengths, which made the system more reliable. As time went on, British realized how good this means of communication was for them in order to handle their information all across their vast empire. Further the inventions of the steam engine trains and steamships made the communication better and better for the British Empire Administration. This advancement in information handling system was a breakthrough for the empire and was the basic reason for its expansion besides their manpower.

(Luscombe, 2012)

The Japanese Empire

The information and communication system of The Japanese empire helped it a great deal to flourish. Its telecommunication system helped it to connect its territories. Japanese Empire building and attempts of expansion can be attributed to its advancements in the communication system. It not only helped it in expansion of territories but also helped in developing a proper integrated administration all across its Empire.

Communication System within the Empire

The Japanese Empire is regarded as an important emerging empire in the age of Britain submarine telegraphy (Yang, 2010). Telecommunication, as the technology of the empire, proved to be the key in the empire state building. It also assisted in strengthening the foundation and communication system at the administrative level that helped the empire in penetrating its control in the modern times. The Japanese Empire was determined to increase their territories all over the world in competition with the submarine telegraphic system, so they emphasized on the telecommunicating. Some renowned personnel from the Empire published the article “Proposal to Use Non Loaded Cable as Long Distance Telephone Lines” in ...