The Transatlantic Telegraph: Lord Kelvin, Wildman Whitehouse, and Cyrus W. Field
About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges faced by engineers in connecting the old and new worlds through the transatlantic telegraph.
This week Matt brings us another tale of daring innovation: the attempt to connect the old and new worlds by wire! Cyrus W Field successfully tests connecting Newfoundland and Nova Scotia before engineers Lord Kelvin and Wildman Whitehouse are faced with engineering disasters including storms, snaps, sabotage and each other!
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