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Sep 16, 2024 · Preelectric telegraph systems. The word telegraph is derived from the Greek words tele, meaning “distant,” and graphein, meaning “to write.” It came into use toward the end of the 18th century to describe an optical semaphore system developed in France.
The earliest true telegraph put into widespread use was the Chappe telegraph, an optical telegraph invented by Claude Chappe in the late 18th century. The system was used extensively in France, and European nations occupied by France, during the Napoleonic era .
Nov 9, 2009 · In 1844, Morse sent his first telegraph message, from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore, Maryland; by 1866, a telegraph line had been laid across the Atlantic Ocean from the United States to...
Mar 24, 2019 · In 1851 a functional telegraph cable had been laid across the English Channel. Not only could news travel between Paris and London, but the technological feat seemed to symbolize the peace between Britain and France just a few decades after the Napoleonic Wars.
Jan 24, 2018 · Evidence is presented showing that, by the time telegrams were introduced in the late 1840s (following Rowland Hill's postal reform), letters were a highly efficient form of interpersonal correspondence.
- Jean-FranÇois Fava-Verde
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Jun 30, 2023 · While the idea for a machine dates back to the 1700s, it wasn’t until the 19th century that the telegraph – a machine that transmits text across distance – was developed. While many inventors came up with different versions, the man who truly brought the telegraph to the world is Samuel Morse.
Jul 18, 2023 · While often credited as the inventor of the telegraph, Samuel Morse built upon earlier concepts and technologies in the field of telegraphy. In the early 19th century, he teamed up with Leonard D. Gale and Alfred Vail, a skilled machinist, to develop the electric telegraph.
