A Thread Across the Ocean
A Thread Across the Ocean

Author: John Steele Gordon

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2002-06-01

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 0802713645

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Describes the successful laying of a cable across the Atlantic Ocean in 1866, exploring the physical, financial, and technological challenges of the project and assessing the impact of the cable on the course of twentieth-century history.

The Story of the Atlantic Cable
The Story of the Atlantic Cable

Author: Charles Bright

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2020-08-03

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13: 3752395745

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Reproduction of the original: The Story of the Atlantic Cable by Charles Bright

The Cable
The Cable

Author: Gillian Cookson

Publisher: History Press (SC)

Published: 2013-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780752487861

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Published in association with the Radio Society of Great Britain.

Wiring the World
Wiring the World

Author: Simone M. Müller

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2016-04-12

Total Pages: 550

ISBN-13: 0231540264

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The successful laying of a transatlantic cable in 1866 remade world communications. A message could travel across the ocean in minutes, shrinking the space between continents, cultures, and nations. An eclectic group of engineers, entrepreneurs, politicians, and media visionaries then developed this technology into a telecommunications system that spread a particular vision of civilization—but not everyone wanted to wire the world the same way. Wiring the World is a cultural and social history that explores how the large Anglo-American cable companies won out over alternative visions. Bitter rivalries emerged over telegram prices, visions for world peace, scientific innovation, and the role of the nation-state. Such struggles determined the growth of cable technology, which in turn influenced world history. Filled with fascinating characters and new insights into pivotal events, Wiring the World traces globalization's diverse paths and close ties to business and politics.