It’s also fascinating this didn’t existed 300 years sooner (with more towers because of poorer telescopes). Communication of information across a kingdom is so important
If i remember correctly the laser optical transmission tech started as a "laser visual telegraph" between 2 PARC buildings rooftops in the Stanford Research Park here.
For the discworld alternative, check the clacks [1].
[1] https://wiki.lspace.org/Clacks
It’s also fascinating this didn’t existed 300 years sooner (with more towers because of poorer telescopes). Communication of information across a kingdom is so important
There are many places called Telegraph Hill that used to be semaphore towers.
That would include the one in San Francisco, with which some readers may be familiar.
If i remember correctly the laser optical transmission tech started as a "laser visual telegraph" between 2 PARC buildings rooftops in the Stanford Research Park here.
Ah, so that's the origin of semáforo in Spanish, which the current meaning is "traffic light". And a semaphore on programming, too.
The word "semáforo" literally means "carrier of meaning" from the Greek σῆμα (sêma) meaning 'signal' and ‒́foro meaning 'carrier'.
The visual telegraph is just one such instance of a "carrier of meaning".
Ah, well, like semantics... right. I didn't know about 'foro/phoro'.
>meaning
Could it mean 'symbol' too?