Scientific Hooliganism: what we can learn from the first hack in history

In 1903, Guglielmo Marconi prepared to unveil his world-first, long-distance wireless communication technology to the Royal Institution in London. He was looking forward to roaring success, scientific acclaim, and a string of wealthy new customers - but he didn’t count upon falling victim to the first hack in history.

This is a tale of business secrets, flame wars, stage magic, and magnificent sideburns, direct from the records of Edwardian England.

Transcript

1. Hooliganism Scientific or: what we can learn from the first hack in history
2. Lilly Ryan @attacus_au
3. The Past Now
5. 1836ish Morse Code 1868 Trans- atlantic telegraph cables 1886 Radio waves discovered 1896 First commercial radio patent 1903 The hack DRAMA TIME
6. 1836ish Morse Code 1868 Trans- atlantic telegraph cables 1886 Radio waves discovered 1896 First commercial radio patent 1903 The hack DRAMA TIME
7. Lilly Ryan Engineer Etheric
8. The Players
9. Guglielmo Marconi
10. Guglielmo Marconi
11. Guglielmo Marconi
12. Nevil Maskelyne
13. Nevil Maskelyne
14. John Ambrose Fleming
15. Trouble!
16. Marconi’s Problems 1. Syntony 2. Distance 3. $$
17. ?
19. Maskelyne’s Problems 1. Marconi 2. Marconi 3. Marconi
20. Poldhu
21. Poldhu
22. @#%!(*$#
23. The Hack
24. London Poldhu
25. London Poldhu
26. “There was a young fellow of Italy Who diddled the public quite prettily” ?!?
27. The Fallout
30. :(
33. SCIENCE + COMMERCE = MORAL RESPONSIBILITY
34. Lessons?
35. ❖ Open Source has always been a good idea ❖ Test your work ❖ Be honest about your struggles ❖ Don’t forget about the old tech Developers
36. ❖ Know your duty ❖ Notify the developers first ❖ Stop before you do damage Testers
38. lilly@attacus.net @attacus_au