The "Annihilation of Time and Space," Extolled by the Public

question 35

Multiple Choice

The "annihilation of time and space," extolled by the public and the press in the late nineteenth century, referred especially to

• A) the development of aircraft.
• B) submarine telegraph cables.
• C) transcontinental railroads.
• D) the science fiction musings of H. G. Wells.
• E) an accurate clock.

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