The compelling story of how the first transatlantic cable was laid, the people who dared, the people who lost, and the people who profited. It tells of the dramatic attempts to cross the Atlantic during the 1850s and 1860s from the first failed attempts to the project that finally succeeded. An inconceivably audacious attempt to overcome the forces of nature in the name of human progress and technology, the laying of the cable was to change forever our means of communication. The speed with which information could now be transmitted was unprecedented and revolutionized the face of news and the global economy.
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GILLIAN COOKSON is an industrial historian specialising in the origins of engineering. She is research fellow at Durham University.
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Librería: Postscript Books, Newton Abbot, DEVON, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: New. The opening of the first transatlantic telegraph cable in 1858 transformed global communication and finance, allowing information that previously took days to transmit to be conveyed instantaneously. This study describes its creation and the technical challenges it presented, and profiles the visionaries who made it happen, including Samuel Morse, the American entrepreneur Cyrus Field, and Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Nº de ref. del artículo: 546817
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Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Nº de ref. del artículo: GOR006029898
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Librería: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Brand New. reprint edition. 160 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.50 inches. In Stock. Nº de ref. del artículo: zk0752487868
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Librería: Pearlydewdrops, Streat, Reino Unido
paperback. Condición: New. Shipped from the UK within 2 business days of order being placed. Nº de ref. del artículo: mon0000321896
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Librería: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Nº de ref. del artículo: F19A-06480
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