[The computer is also the direct descendant of the telegraph as it enables one... to] "transmit information without transporting material" (J. C. R. Licklider)

[The computer is also the direct descendant of the telegraph as it enables one... to] "transmit information without transporting material"

J. C. R. Licklider

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