Heroes of the Telegraph
by John Munro
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About this eBook
- Author
- Munro, John, 1849-1930
- Credits
- Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- TK: Technology: Electrical, Electronics and Nuclear engineering
- Subject
- Telegraph -- History
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 979
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/979
- Release Date
- July 1, 1997
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.HEROES OF THE TELEGRAPH
- 2.By J. Munro
- 3.PREFACE.
- 4.CHAPTER I. THE ORIGIN OF THE TELEGRAPH.
- 5.CHAPTER II. CHARLES WHEATSTONE.
- 6.CHAPTER III. SAMUEL MORSE.
- 7.CHAPTER IV. SIR WILLIAM THOMSON.
- 8.CHAPTER V. CHARLES WILLIAM SIEMENS.
- 9.CHAPTER VI. FLEEMING JENKIN.
- 10.CHAPTER VII. JOHANN PHILIPP REIS.
- 11.CHAPTER VIII. GRAHAM BELL.
- 12.CHAPTER IX. THOMAS ALVA EDISON.
- 13.CHAPTER X. DAVID EDWIN HUGHES.
- 14.APPENDIX.
- 15.I. CHARLES FERDINAND GAUSS.
- 16.II. WILLIAM EDWARD WEBER.
- 17.III. SIR WILLIAM FOTHERGILL COOKE.
- 18.IV. ALEXANDER BAIN.
- 19.V. DR. WERNER SIEMENS.
- 20.VI. LATIMER CLARK.
- 21.VII. COUNT DU MONCEL.
- 22.VIII. ELISHA GRAY.
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