Extracts from the Private Letters of the Late Sir W. F. Cooke

Relating to the Invention and Development of the Electric Telegraph

By:

William Fothergill Cooke

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Technology

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Originally a maker of wax anatomical models, William Fothergill Cooke (1806–79) became aware of the new electric telegraph while he studied anatomy in Germany. Hoping initially for a return of perhaps a hundred pounds from the English railway companies, he abandoned his studies and turned his attention to the commercial development of the technology, which, though demonstrable in laboratory conditions, was still little understood. Because the process relied on secrecy and many different clockmakers and engineers, it soon became so fraught that Cooke almost gave up before its completion. However, after receiving the encouragement of Michael Faraday and joining forces with Charles Wheatstone, Cooke finally brought his plans to fruition and eventually set up the Electric Telegraph Company in 1846. First published in 1895, this book includes a selection of his private letters, written as he worked and often movingly uncertain, as well as a short memoir.

Release date NZ

March 21st, 2013

Author

William Fothergill Cooke

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Contributor

Edited by Latimer Clark

Illustrations

1 Plates, black and white; 7 Line drawings, unspecified

Pages

104

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Technology

Dimensions

140x216x6

ISBN-13

9781108052740

Product ID

20874408

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