Telegraph museum Porthcurno - Cornwall has always led the way with communication technology. Ever since Richard Trevithick invented the first steam locomotive, Cornwall has been a leading force in creative technology and inventiveness. The first satellite communication with America took place some miles up the Cornish coast at Goonhilly downs; Humphrey Davey invented the miners safety lamp and relieved the Canary of a tough job; Cornish tin mining skills literally changed the world's mining industry when the skilled Cornish tin workers left for foreign lands after years of persecution by the English government, church and monarchy.
Today, Cornwall leads the way in IT communications combined with a new culture oriented approach to tourism based on sound green ethics and a strong commitment to preserving the Cornish identity.
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