How the First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable Was Laid
In short: The 1858 attempt to lay the first transatlantic telegraph cable between Ireland and Newfoundland demonstrated the immense engineering challenges and eventual success of connecting two continents by wire.
A 1:45 short film in the series “Great Journeys”.
Sources used in this film: Science Museum, “How perseverance laid the first transatlantic telegraph cable | Science Museum”; IEEE Spectrum, “The First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable Was a Bold, Beautiful Failure”; Britannica, “Transatlantic cable | communications | Britannica”.
Sources used in this film
- Science Museum — How perseverance laid the first transatlantic telegraph cable | Science Museum · View →
- IEEE Spectrum — The First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable Was a Bold, Beautiful Failure · View →
- Britannica — Transatlantic cable | communications | Britannica · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Science Museum (London): How perseverance laid the first transatlantic telegraph cable | Science Museum
- Also: IEEE Spectrum: The First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable Was a Bold, Beautiful Failure
- Also: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Transatlantic cable | communications | Britannica
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