For true reliability you’ll need to build directly in hardware, which is exactly what this map of the London tube system uses. The base map is printed directly on PCB, with LEDs along each of ...

3 World of Subways" is our series of the most interesting Subway ... the center of London. It was first described as such in 1949 and already appeared on the 1947 Underground Map.

Harry Beck reimagined the map system by basing it on a circuit diagram A play exploring the life of London Tube map creator Harry Beck has opened on the 50th anniversary of his death. First ...

The London Underground ... box and the ingenious design of the Tube map, created by Harry Beck in the 1930s, has been emulated by other subway systems around the world. Yet while some people ...

The world’s first subway opened in 1863 in London. But while the Underground was an unequivocal success at relieving congestion on the city’s streets, it had one enormous, filthy flaw that ...

The London Underground is one of the most advanced subway systems in the world. The machinery is often reminiscent of that found in the control rooms of New York City's subway system — which has ...

Hurtling deep underground in a Tube train ... but there are many others too. Central London's linguistic diversity is brought into relief by the map below. Along many stretches of the Victoria ...