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Circuits in the Sea: The Men, the Ships, and the Atlantic Cable
Circuits in the Sea The Men the Ships and the Atlantic Cable
Author: Chester G. Hearn
This book tells the story of the scientific talent and technological prowess of two nations that joined forces to connect themselves with a communications cable that would change the world. In 1855 an American visionary named Cyrus West Field, who knew nothing about telegraphy, sought to establish a monopoly on telegraphic revenues between North...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780275982317
ISBN-10: 0275982319
Publication Date: 8/30/2004
Pages: 296
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Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Book Type: Hardcover
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