Invention & Innovation
Amazing inventions transformed life profoundly during the 19th century. Speedy communication was made possible by the telegraph and later the telephone, and gas lights gave away to the marvel of the age, the electric light bulb. The trans-Atlantic cable made communication possible between continents, and the invention of the photograph forever changed how people viewed the world.
Communication Revolution: Wiring the World
In the 19th century the world was changed profoundly by the telegraph, which made transmission of news almost instantaneous. A transatlantic cable made communication possible between America and Europe, and by the end of the century nearly every corner of the world had been reached by the telegraph wire.
In the 19th century the world was changed profoundly by the telegraph, which made transmission of news almost instantaneous. A transatlantic cable made communication possible between America and Europe, and by the end of the century nearly every corner of the world had been reached by the telegraph wire.