But 19th century entrepreneurs soon proved the concept could work, albeit on a smaller scale. ... The underwater engineering feat of the 19th century: The transatlantic cable 21 photos.

In the mid-19th century, a daring dream took shape as two nations celebrated the historic link created by an undersea cable beneath the English Channel. But one man, Frederic Newton Gisborne ...

For most of the 19th century information traveled between Europe and America no faster than a packet ship could carry it. ... The Great Transatlantic Cable. CYRUS FIELD: "Ladies and gentlemen, ...

The guy who wrecked the cable with 2000v was a numpty who knew almost nothing about electricity, but worse still wouldn’t listen to the pre-eminent 19th century Brit scientist, Lord Kelvin about ...

The successful laying of the transatlantic cable in the middle decades of the 19th century was a transformative moment in the history of science and technological advancement.

Although mid-19th century telegraph offices and the transatlantic cable bore little resemblance to Chappe's signaling stations, in both cases the ability to send messages quickly across heretofore ...

The first successful transatlantic telegraph cable was completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart’s Content, Newfoundland, on July 27, 1866. The project began in 1854, when Canadian ...

“The 19th century saw an explosion of interest in sea serpents as well as other mysteries of nature in the United States and Europe,” writes scholar Stephanie Hall.

The 19th century transatlantic cable on Valentia Island is one of three groups of sites being put forward for Unesco World Heritage status by the State.

Transatlantic Cable Ensemble. The Transatlantic Cable Ensemble is a transnational serial nomination comprising the shore-end termini of the world’s first permanent trans-oceanic submarine electric ...

The Cable That Changed the World: the first transatlantic cable linked Valentia, in Co Kerry, to Newfoundland, in Canada. ... in the mid-19th century. Unfortunately, ...