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History of the Atlantic Cable & Submarine Telegraphy
Traces the history of undersea cable communications, from the first telegraph cables used in 1850 to the fiber optic cables used today for the Internet.
http://atlantic-cable.com/
The Electromagnetic Telegraph
A technical history of the 19th-century electromagnetic telegraph by Dr. James B. Calvert.
http://www.du.edu/~jcalvert/tel/morse/mors...
The Aurora Borealis and the Telegraph
Essay on how solar flares crippled communications during the 19th century.
http://www.rainbowriderstradingpost.com/ar...
History of Teletype Development
Brief historical account of the printing telegraph system.
http://www.thocp.net/hardware/history_of_t...
Granville T. Woods
Biography of this African-American engineer and inventor, who developed and patented several inventions relating to telegraphy.
https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/w...
Ezra Cornell: a Nineteenth-Century Life
An on-line exhibit from Cornell University Library that documents his involvement with the construction of the first telegraph lines in America.
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/Ezra-exhibi...
The Overland Telegraph
Essay describes the construction of the telegraph connecting Adelaide and the rest of Australia, through Darwin, with England in 1872.
http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/o...
Sparks Telegraph Key Review
Bug and key history and images.
http://www.zianet.com/sparks/index.html
N7CFO
A site all about keys and CW operation.
http://www.qsl.net/n7cfo/index.htm
Telegraph History
an assortment of articles that focus on U.S. telegraph history.
http://www.telegraph-history.org
Telegrams
History of the telegram since 1844 transmitted by morse or teleprinter.
http://home.iprimus.com.au/oseagram/
Civil War Signal Corps and United States Military Telegraph
Contains information on how the telegraph was used during the Civil War.
http://www.civilwarsignal.org/
Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Scope and contents of the collection held at the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, Archives Center. Features a history of the company and collection. A major resource for researchers.
http://invention.smithsonian.org/resources...
Historical Sketch of the Electric Telegraph
Full text of Alexander Jones. 1852 publication.
http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-i...
The Commercial Cable Company
History of the Commercial Cable Company and its Atlantic telegraph cables.
http://www.cial.org.uk
Telegraph Instruments of Europe
An extensive presentation of the private telegraph instrument collection of Fons Vanden Berghen. Many of the instruments presented appeared his book, "Classics of Communication".
http://www.faradic.net/~gsraven/fons_image...
The Railroad Telegrapher
Article by Jim Thompson, a retired San Francisco Railway telegrapher.
http://thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org...
Stock Ticker History
A brief history of the development of the stock ticker.
http://www.stocktickercompany.com/history....
The Atlantic Cable
Image reproduction of a book by Bern Dibner, published by the Burndy Library.
http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/h...
The Joseph Henry Papers Project
Documenting the life of the revered American scientist who conducted pioneering work in electromagnetism. His unselfish genius helped bring about the inventions of the telegraph, electric motor, and telephone.
http://www.si.edu/archives/ihd/jhp/
The Early History of Data Networks
The on-line version of a book by Gerard J. Holzman and Bjorn Pehrson with extensive information about the history of optical telegraphy.
http://labit501.upct.es/ips/libros/TEHODN/...
The Art and Skill of Radio Telegraphy
A comprehensive manual for learning, using, mastering and enjoying Morse code as a means of communication, by William G. Pierpont, N0HFF.
http://www.raes.ab.ca/TASRT/
Historic Speedwell - Morristown, NJ - Home
A National Historic Site where Alfred Vail constructed and improved the telegraph instruments used by Samuel Morse. Included is an account of the development of the telegraph from Vail's perspective.
http://speedwell.org/
Knights of the Key.
Old time telegraphers tell their stories. Taken from early editions of Railroad Man's Magazine.
http://home.mindspring.com/~railroadstorie...
Samuel F. B. Morse Papers at the Library of Congress
Images of highlights from this large collection, family tree, life chronology, and articles about the invention of the telegraph and Morse's efforts in the arts, politics, and photography.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/sfbmhtml/sfbmh...
Thomas A. Edison Papers
A documentary editing project at Rutgers University seeking to publish the inventor's papers online. Includes patents, clipings, and ntoes, as well as bibliographies, chronologies, and links to related resources.
http://edison.rutgers.edu/
Modern Practice of the Electric Telegraph
Full text of Pope's book published in 1871.
http://sd.znet.com/~cdk14568/mpet/contents...
Events in Telecommunications History
A chronology of telecommunications history from the British Telecom Group archives.
http://www.btplc.com/Thegroup/BTsHistory/E...
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2006