Heroes of the Telegraph
by John Munro
★4.3/5
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Chapters (21)(click to expand)
- HEROES OF THE TELEGRAPH
- PREFACE.
- CHAPTER I. THE ORIGIN OF THE TELEGRAPH.
- CHAPTER II. CHARLES WHEATSTONE.
- CHAPTER III. SAMUEL MORSE.
- CHAPTER IV. SIR WILLIAM THOMSON.
- CHAPTER V. CHARLES WILLIAM SIEMENS.
- CHAPTER VI. FLEEMING JENKIN.
- CHAPTER VII. JOHANN PHILIPP REIS.
- CHAPTER VIII. GRAHAM BELL.
- CHAPTER IX. THOMAS ALVA EDISON.
- CHAPTER X. DAVID EDWIN HUGHES.
- APPENDIX.
- I. CHARLES FERDINAND GAUSS.
- II. WILLIAM EDWARD WEBER.
- III. SIR WILLIAM FOTHERGILL COOKE.
- IV. ALEXANDER BAIN.
- V. DR. WERNER SIEMENS.
- VI. LATIMER CLARK.
- VII. COUNT DU MONCEL.
- VIII. ELISHA GRAY.
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