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An examination of how one man's vision and the cooperation between the US and England resulted in an instant, reliable transcontinental mode of communication in the mid-1800s. See how wealthy 33-year-old Cyrus West Field endured many failures and lost millions in his attempt to close the communication gap between the Old and New Worldsmoreless
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Harlan Saperstein
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ADD TRIVIA- The price of a telegram to Europe in 1866 was $1.25 per word. Today, allowing for inflation, it is 60 times cheaper. Edit
- After the failure of the cable Field was villified by the public. Many believed he was a charlatan, aquaintances crossed the street to avoid him. Edit
- A portion of Field's original cable was recently pulled from the ocean. Though over 100 years old it could still conduct electricity. Edit
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ADD NOTES- Dr. Bernard S. Finn Curator, Electrical Collection, Smithsonian Institution Hayden Moore Consultant/Advisor, Submarine Cable Systems Cyrus W. Field IV Great great Grandson Dr. Roger McGrath Professor of History, UCLA Dr. Sheldon Hochheiser Corporate Historian, AT&T Frank Denniston Bell Atlantic Chief Engineer, FLAG Edit
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