As a follow on from last weeks lecture we have been instructed to post 4 examples of convergent technologies in our blog,....aaaaalllrightt
The can on a string is a piece of very innovative technology dating back as far as the 1600s when a Mr Robert Hooke experimented sound transmission through a distended wire using other available cup-like objects as in this era the tin can was not commonplace.
reference at http://wapedia.mobi/en/Tin_can_telephone
The tin can is also a useful backyard toy for any creative kid looking to have fun and create his own super cubby house. I actually had one running from my jacaranda tree lookout.
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