02147cam a22003133u 4500 46105 UtSlPG 20260610134046.0 m cr n 260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 03031877 UtSlPG en iso639-1 TK Bright, Charles, Sir, 1863-1937 The Story of the Atlantic Cable Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2014 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2014-06-26 Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "The Story of the Atlantic Cable" by Sir Charles Bright is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the ambitious and groundbreaking efforts to establish telegraphic communication across the Atlantic Ocean, exploring the technological challenges and the key figures involved in this monumental undertaking. At the start of the book, the author introduces the evolution of electric telegraphy, detailing its significance in modern civilization and the enormous technical challenges these pioneers faced in spanning the vast Atlantic. The opening chapters discuss early experiments with submarine cables, breakthroughs in insulation materials like gutta-percha, and the eventual conception of the Atlantic telegraph project initiated by notable figures such as Cyrus West Field, John Watkins Brett, and Charles Bright himself. This sets the stage for an in-depth exploration of the engineering marvels and struggles that characterized the laying of the transatlantic cable, which would ultimately change global communications forever. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Transatlantic cables https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46105 86944 86944