The Clacks in Discworld and Roundworld

Explore the fascinating world of semaphore communication systems in this 17-minute conference talk from ACCU 2018. Delve into the Clacks, a non-magical message transmission method featured in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, and discover its real-world counterparts from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Compare and contrast the fictional Clacks with historical semaphore systems, gaining insights into the ingenious ways humans have devised to communicate over long distances. Learn about the similarities and differences between Discworld's imaginative creation and the practical implementations in our world, offering a unique perspective on the evolution of long-distance communication technologies.