The Technology Cold War
By Michael Paskevicius On Monday, July 24, 2006 At 11:21 AM
After digging to a depth of 100 metres last year, Russian scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 1000 years, and came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network one thousand years ago.
So, not to be outdone, in the weeks that followed, American scientists made excavations to 200 metres and made a startling discovery. The headlines in the US papers read: "US scientists have found traces of 2000 year old optical fibre, and have concluded that their ancestors already had advanced high-tech digital telephones 1000 years earlier than the Russians."
One week later, the Zambian newspapers reported the following: "After digging as deep as 500 metres , Zambian scientists have found absolutely nothing. They have concluded that 5000 years ago, their ancestors were already using wireless technology.
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