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Thomas A. Edison Papers - http://edison.rutgers.edu/
Information and documents about Edison's life and career including his years as a telegrapher and inventions in the field of telegraphy. |
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Samuel F. B. Morse Papers at the Library of Congress, 1791-1919 - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/sfbmhtml/sfbmhome.html
An online presentation comprising about 6,500 items that document Morse's career, including his invention of the electro-magnetic telegraph and participation in the development of telegraph systems used in the United States and abroad. |
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The Aurora Borealis and the Telegraph - http://www.rainbowriderstradingpost.com/article1.html
Essay on how solar flares crippled communications during the 19th century. |
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Ezra Cornell: a Nineteenth-Century Life - http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/Ezra-exhibit/entrance.html
An on-line exhibit from Cornell University Library that documents Ezra Cornell's involvement with the construction of the first telegraph lines in America. |
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History of the Atlantic Cable & Submarine Telegraphy - http://atlantic-cable.com/
Traces the history of undersea cable communications, from the first telegraph cables used in 1850 to the fiber optic cables used today for the Internet. |
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The Joseph Henry Papers Project - http://siarchives.si.edu/history/jhp/jhenry.html
Documenting the life of the revered American scientist who conducted pioneering work in electromagnetism. His unselfish genius helped bring about the inventions of the telegraph, electric motor, and telephone. |
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Historic Speedwell - Morristown, NJ - Home - http://speedwell.org/
A National Historic Site where Alfred Vail constructed and improved the telegraph instruments used by Samuel Morse. Included is an account of the development of the telegraph from Vail's perspective. |
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Western Union Telegraph Company Records - http://invention.smithsonian.org/resources/fa_wu_index.aspx
Scope and contents of the collection held at the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, Archives Center. Features a history of the company and collection. A major resource for researchers. |
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Civil War Signal Corps and United States Military Telegraph - http://www.civilwarsignal.org/
Contains information on how the telegraph was used during the Civil War. |
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The Overland Telegraph - http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/overland.htm
Essay describes the construction of the telegraph connecting Adelaide and the rest of Australia, through Darwin, with England in 1872. |
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Events in Telecommunications History - http://www.btplc.com/Thegroup/BTsHistory/Eventsintelecommunicationshistory/Eventsintelecommunicationshistory.htm
A chronology of telecommunications history from the British Telecom Group archives. |
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http://www.n7cfo.com/ - http://www.n7cfo.com/
The homepage of ham radio operator, Lynn Burlingame, N7CFO. Resources for telegraph historians including the index of the 1894 book, "Telegraphers of Today." Also available is the index and information about the publication, "The N7CFO KeyLetter," a major resource for telegraph instrument collectors. |
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The Railroad Telegrapher - http://thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org/lochist/periodicals/ozarkswatch/ow702h.htm
Article by Jim Thompson, a retired San Francisco Railway telegrapher. |
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Modern Practice of the Electric Telegraph - http://www.insulators.info/books/mpet/
The entire 19th century book by Franklin Pope is viewable at this site. This was the standard reference book used by the U.S. Signal Service. |
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The Art and Skill of Radio Telegraphy - http://www.raes.ab.ca/TASRT/
A comprehensive manual for learning, using, mastering and enjoying Morse code as a means of communication, by William G. Pierpont, N0HFF. |