Extracts from the Private Letters of the Late Sir W. F. Cooke Relating to the Invention and Development of the Electric Telegraph |
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| Editor:
| Clark, Latimer |
| Author:
| Cooke, William Fothergill |
| Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - Technology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-139-38114-7 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | USD $85.00 |
Book Description:
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Until the 1830s, the principles of electric telegraphy were confined to laboratories and classrooms. Hoping only to make a hundred pounds, William Fothergill Cooke (1806-79) developed the invention for commercial use. This collection of his letters, which detail the painstaking process of his work, was first published in 1895.
Until the 1830s, the principles of electric telegraphy were confined to laboratories and classrooms. Hoping only to make a hundred pounds, William Fothergill Cooke (1806-79) developed the invention for commercial use. This collection of his letters, which detail the painstaking process of his work, was first published in 1895.