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(From the famous PBS program, "Innovation") Today, we can send messages instantly to just about anyone, anywhere on the globe. "Light Speed" tells the story of fiber optics -- the intricate system of glass and light that carries enormous amounts of information around the world -- and traces the history of communications from telegraph to telephone to the discovery of lasers used in today's high-tech systems. Find out more about this episode or get the video. Can't see the RealVideo clip? Please go to Light Speed (Click here if you need RealPlayer) |