DocumentCode
282803
Title
Messages under the sea-the development of submarine cable telegraphy
Author
Packer, J.E.
fYear
1988
fDate
1-3 Jul 1988
Firstpage
87
Lastpage
97
Abstract
In 1843 a dried tree sap was discovered which proved an ideal electrical insulator underwater, unlike india rubber which deteriorates. The first field trial was in 1850 when the Brett brothers brought Wheatstones´ Dover-Calais proposal to fruition. The author looks at the development of submarine cable telegraphy and in particular the Porthcurno Cable Station, Cornwall
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
History of Electrical Engineering, Papers Presented at the Sixteenth I.E.E. Week-End Meeting on the
Conference_Location
Twickenham
Type
conf
Filename
206265
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