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77. SPECIAL FEATURE: ‘The internet is at the bottom of the sea’ from Things That Go Boom

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The History of the Transatlantic Cable

As the first global cable took shape, so did its value. It enabled news about major events to circulate globally a lot quicker. The early telegraph cables were funded by essentially aligned with sort of British Empire. They helped solidify that kind of economic network.

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