telegraph

Examines the early history of telecommunications, discussing the work of Samuel Morse, Alexander Graham Bell, and other inventors who contributed to the efforts to create the telegraph and telephone.

Chronicles the development of the telegraph and telephone, introduces Samuel Morse, Alexander Graham Bell, and other individuals behind their invention, and looks at how the devices have influenced the course of history.

Examines the history of communication in the United States, particularly the technological advances of the late nineteenth century that improved transmission speed from weeks or months to hours or minutes.

Presents the history and development of the telephone from the invention and use of the telegraph through to the modern cell phones used today.

Having left her parents' Missouri farm for good and trained to become a telegraph operator in Kansas City, teenage Rose moves out to San Francisco and joins the thousands of "bachelor girls" supporting themselves.

Explains the nature of electricity and provides step-by-step instructions for building telegraph, telephone, and radio sets.

Tells the story of the creation and impact of the electric telegraph in the mid-1800s, and provides information about the people who pioneered the technology.

Examines the life and accomplishments of Nobel Prize winner Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of radio and wireless communication, discussing his early life in Italy, his parents, his interest in science as a youth, and his pioneering work.

Introduces the life of Samuel Morse, discussing his childhood in Massachusetts, his early inventions and career as an artist, and his development of the telegraph, as well as the special code used to send messages.

Fifteen-year-old Willie Kettles awaits good news from Richmond, Virginia, while working during the Civil War as a telegraph operator in the War Department building in Washington. Includes a readers' theater script and performance tips.