telegraph

Describes how Samuel Morse invented the telegraph and Morse code which revolutionized modern technology.

Text and photographs explore the history of the telegraph.

"It's 1918, and war is raging across Europe. When Lady Mina Tretheway receives a telegram at boarding school, she doesn't want to read it--telegrams never bring good news. The message is written in a cryptic code, and Mina is soon pulled out of school and into a secret wartime mission with a dashing American spy"--Provided by publisher.

Presents the intertwining stories of Guglielmo Marconi and his quest to invent the first wireless transatlantic communication in Edwardian London, and the actions of an unlikely murderer, Hawley Crippen, whose crime is revealed through the invention.

Dropping out of school at age fifteen, Phil MacLeod becomes Western Union's youngest "brass pounder" during the hectic and unpredictable pioneer days of telegraphy in Maine and the Maritimes.

Describes how robots, including orbiters, landers, and rovers, are used in space exploration.

Jackrabbit McCabe's unusually long legs have made him the fastest thing around, and he uses his speed for everything from racing against horses to fetching the doctor, but when the electric telegraph arrives in Windy Flats, Jackrabbit may have met his match.

Follows the early life and work of Alexander Graham Bell, with an emphasis on his experiments in sound transmission.

Examines the origins and history of the telegraph, discussing its invention by Samuel Morse and the inventions that have succeeded the telegraph, such as email. Presents step-by-step instructions for creating a simple telegraph at home.

Offers a historical review of the telegraph network, from its invention by Samuel Morse in the nineteenth century to the present day, exploring the social and political effects it has had on the world throughout its existence.