Between early wired networks and today’s fiber optics sat a system of microwave relay towers transmitting information from coast to coast across the United States. Built in the early 1950s, this line-of-sight network spanned the continent using zig-zag patterns to avoid … Read more
The international telecommunications company Motorola once had its headquarters in Schaumburg, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. But as times and fortunes change, Motorola found itself drawn back to the heart of Chicago and this site ended up becoming abandoned. However, … Read more
Ten years ago, Arne Alsin quit trying to be, as he puts it, “normal.” Alsin, the founder of investment firm Worm Capital, had an abundance of classic Asperger’s symptoms. He was sensitive to light and sound and was so anxious … Read more