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LoC No.: 03031877
Title: The Story of the Atlantic Cable
Note: Reading ease score: 56.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
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Summary: "The Story of the Atlantic Cable" by Sir Charles Bright is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the ambitious and groundbreaking efforts to establish telegraphic communication across the Atlantic Ocean, exploring the technological challenges and the key figures involved in this monumental undertaking. At the start of the book, the author introduces the evolution of electric telegraphy, detailing its significance in modern civilization and the enormous technical challenges these pioneers faced in spanning the vast Atlantic. The opening chapters discuss early experiments with submarine cables, breakthroughs in insulation materials like gutta-percha, and the eventual conception of the Atlantic telegraph project initiated by notable figures such as Cyrus West Field, John Watkins Brett, and Charles Bright himself. This sets the stage for an in-depth exploration of the engineering marvels and struggles that characterized the laying of the transatlantic cable, which would ultimately change global communications forever. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Bright, Charles, Sir, 1863-1937
EBook No.: 46105
Published: Jun 26, 2014
Downloads: 72
Language: English
Subject: Transatlantic cables
LoCC: Technology: Electrical, Electronics and Nuclear engineering
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 03031877
Title: The Story of the Atlantic Cable
Note: Reading ease score: 56.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
(This file was
produced from images available at The Internet Archive)
Summary: "The Story of the Atlantic Cable" by Sir Charles Bright is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the ambitious and groundbreaking efforts to establish telegraphic communication across the Atlantic Ocean, exploring the technological challenges and the key figures involved in this monumental undertaking. At the start of the book, the author introduces the evolution of electric telegraphy, detailing its significance in modern civilization and the enormous technical challenges these pioneers faced in spanning the vast Atlantic. The opening chapters discuss early experiments with submarine cables, breakthroughs in insulation materials like gutta-percha, and the eventual conception of the Atlantic telegraph project initiated by notable figures such as Cyrus West Field, John Watkins Brett, and Charles Bright himself. This sets the stage for an in-depth exploration of the engineering marvels and struggles that characterized the laying of the transatlantic cable, which would ultimately change global communications forever. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Bright, Charles, Sir, 1863-1937
EBook No.: 46105
Published: Jun 26, 2014
Downloads: 72
Language: English
Subject: Transatlantic cables
LoCC: Technology: Electrical, Electronics and Nuclear engineering
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.