The Forgotten Talking Towers of Europe's First High-Speed Data Network

The Forgotten Talking Towers of Europe's First High-Speed Data Network

If you were to glance up from the foot of the hill of 19th century Montmartre, you might notice that the the windmills weren’t the only things that once danced across the sky. Perched high on its summit stood another wooden structure, a silent sentinel of pulleys and gears. From a distance, its arms seemed to wave erratically, like an automaton testing its joints against the wind. Long before electrical wires and digital signals, these curious c…