It was in the middle of a war with Russia, which was not going well, that The Daily Telegraph was launched in 1855. The title of the new paper came from the world-changing technology of the electric ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Telegraph relays amplified electrical ...
When people think of technology companies, they usually picture startups, apps, and Silicon Valley.
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Telegraph relays amplified electrical ...
On a brisk afternoon in Washington, D.C., on December 13, 1844, an unusual sight drew curious onlookers to the U.S. Capitol. A tangle of wires, wooden poles, and odd-looking electrical boxes had been ...
About 62 people had claimed invention of the first electric telegraph by 1837, when Britain started the first operating telegraph using five needles to point to alphabet letters. New York professor ...
It's been nearly 200 years since the electric telegraph was first used. The device was publicly used for the first time in January 1838 at Speedwell Ironworkers on Route 202 near Morristown. Alfred ...