Heroes - Almon Strowger and The Strowger Switch - Not School

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One of my heroes is an undertaker who, back in the late nineteenth century invented a piece of technology to get himself more business, but which went on to completely change the world; The Strowger Switch. This is one of my favourite stories, and I hope you find it interesting.

Pictures licensing details:

1. Almon Brown Strowger (photographer unknown) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almon_Brown_Strowger#/media/File:Almon_Strowger.jpg - Public Domain.

2. JT Switchboard by Joseph A. Carr - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JT_Switchboard_770x540.jpg - Licensed for all uses with attribution.

3. Telephone exchange Montreal QE3 33.jpg - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Telephone_exchange_Montreal_QE3_33.jpg - Public Domain.

4. Strowger switch by David Rickard - https://www.flickr.com/photos/kingdavera/21753823329/ - CC BY 2.0 license.

5. Strowger Exchange by David Rickard - https://www.flickr.com/photos/kingdavera/21752850178/ - CC BY 2.0 license.

6. Colossus by Jon Callas - https://www.flickr.com/photos/joncallas/2717063851 - CC BY 2.0 license.

7. Multiplexer-based_latch_using_transmission_gates.svg - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Multiplexer-based_latch_using_transmission_gates.svg - Public Domain.

8. Mux.PNG - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mux.PNG - Public Domain.

9. Switching-multiplexing-grooming.jpg - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Switching-multiplexing-grooming.jpg - Public Domain.

10. Telephony_multiplexer_system.gif - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Telephony_multiplexer_system.gif - Public Domain.

11. Networking by Ivan Hernández - https://www.flickr.com/photos/ivanx/54498316 - CC BY 2.0 license.

12. COLOSSUS, part of the machine, presented by Director GCHQ to Director NSA in 1986 - National Cryptologic Museum - DSC07890.JPG - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:COLOSSUS,_part_of_the_machine,_presented_by_Director_GCHQ_to_Director_NSA_in_1986_-_National_Cryptologic_Museum_-_DSC07890.JPG - Public Domain



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