It could have been worse. See Frederic Brown's short story The Waveries in which all electrical and radio phenomena were disrupted. 73 John ** REPLY SEPARATOR **
Hi Scott and the list, It seems that Professor Olmstead was an emminent Scientist, although his theory on telegraph lines and lightning has not been born out he appears to be the first to associate p
While reading the morning paper, Canada's 'Globe and Mail' I found this interesting little quip: "On this date in 1847, The Globe reported: 'The various wires of telegraph beginning to intersect so m