The Story of the First Transatlantic Cable

Patreon: FB: In 1839, the dream of having a cable that stretched across the Atlantic was just the dream of a few engineers after the birth of the telegraph. In 1858, less than 2 decades later, the first message was sent across the Atlantic by telegraph cable reading “Glory to God in the highest; on earth, peace and good will toward men“. So how did an idea as world-changing as linking Europe to the Americas go from dream to reality in under 2 decades? Let’s take a look. After the invention of the telegraph by Wiliam Cooke and Charles Wheatstone, Samuel Morse believed that the concept of a transatlantic communications network was one of possibility. Experts continued to debate the idea until, in 1850, a line was laid between Great Britain and France – the longest of the time. Later on in 1850, construction began on a line heading from the north-east coast of America to Nova Scotia to Newfoundland. This