Chapter 35: The Telegraph

This week, we discuss the development and impact of the electric telegraph – a new means of communicating through metal wires at the end of the First Industrial Revolution. This episode covers:The possibilities made by Alessandro Volta’s batteryThe early telegraph systems made by von Sömmerring, Ronalds, and SchillingThe first functional telegraph made by William Cooke and Charles WheatstoneThe life of Samuel Morse and his more successful telegraphThe economic and political impacts of the telegraph in the 19th CenturySupport the Industrial Revolutions on Patreon: https://patreon.com/indrevpod

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The story of how a primate species created a world full of skyscrapers, airplanes, nuclear weapons, and vaccines. From the mass production of cotton weaving in the first industrial revolution of the 18th Century, to the digital revolution of today, this podcast will explore the ways our world has rapidly changed.