The first successful working transatlantic telegraph cable began transmitting 150 years ago on 27th July 1866. The history of this remarkable achievement and the developments which sprang from it are explored in this one-day symposium.
Stewart Ash: The First Steps – Joining the Dots & Dashes.
Nigel Linge: Encircling the globe.
Donard de Cogan: From Mirror Galvanometer to Telex: how they increased the bit rate of telegraph cables.
John Moyle: Looking for a Needle in a Haystack - Locating causes of malfunction in Victorian submarine telegraph cables.
Ron Shearer: An urgent message: North America’s obsession with the Atlantic Cable.
Keith Schofield: Submarine cable protection and security in the modern world
Jacob Ward: The Politics of Automating the Telephone Network in Post- WWII Britain
Derek Cassidy: Submarine networks, the next stage in their evolution.
Date & Time: 5th September 2016. Registration opens at 09.15.
Place: The Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BS
Fee: £65 including coffee and lunch.
By cheque: send a cheque for £65 made out to The Newcomen Society with your name, address and a note of the conference title to: The Administrator, The Newcomen Society, The Science Museum, Blythe House, 23 Blythe Road, London ,W14 0QX