Böcker av Charles Frederick Briggs

This book provides a comprehensive history of the telegraph, including the early days of land telegrams and the great Atlantic cable. Maverick and Briggs detail the invention and development of telegraphic apparatus and the biographies of key figures in the industry. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of telecommunications.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.