Transmission of Information
4000 BC Messenger .01 words per minute (wpm)
1844 AD Telegraph 50-60 wpm
1980's Cable/Fiber 1,000,000,000 wpm (GBPS)
1990's Fiber 100,000,000,000 wpm
"Within a decade or so we will be able to send all human knowledge past your house in a few seconds".
Eric Sumner, 1990 (President IEEE)