Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Before the Age of Adelson
Another item from Prescott's 1888 book on telegraphy, p335 in the PDF.
When Germany rebels against Sheldon Adelson's war on Persia, it's following a long tradition of commercial ties with Persia. It's not just being contrary.
And more specifically when Siemens builds projects in Persia, it's following a long Siemens tradition.
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The Siemens iron pole has been used in many of the countries of Europe and Asia to a considerable extent, and this is especially true of the great Indo-European line, which extends from a point on the Russian frontier near Thorn [Torun] in Prussia, through Warsaw, Odessa and Tiflis [Tbilisi], to Teheran, a distance of 2,850 English miles.My estimate of the path:
When Germany rebels against Sheldon Adelson's war on Persia, it's following a long tradition of commercial ties with Persia. It's not just being contrary.
And more specifically when Siemens builds projects in Persia, it's following a long Siemens tradition.
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