Televox the talking mechanical man debuts in industry
Westinghouse inventor R J Wensley unveils Televox with a voiced mechanism that speaks via a movie-film vocal chord. The device answers calls at Governor Island and can relay status like water height or machine temperature, signaling via whistles and dispatcher codes.
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Early Coffee Houses in London Rise and Influence
The first London coffee house opened in 1652, with Sir Henry Blunt called the father of English coffee houses. They served as political meeting places during the Stuarts, faced a brief suppression order in 1675 later recalled, and grew to about 8,000 by 1708. They resembled clubs yet remained affordable and diverse, hosting figures like Samuel Johnson and Addison in venues such as The Cheshire Cheese and St James.
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