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The Invention of the Telegraph

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The Real Revolution Comes With the Development of Electric Telegraphy

The first electrical telegraph was created in the 18 thirties. The idea of using electromagnetism to send coded messages over wire, across a great distance and at great speed made it an exciting technological frontier. There were so many different ideas we certainly can't mention them all. Instead, we're going to focus on a couple of the major early models that were the most influential.

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