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Telegraph Over Time

By Ericka Albers

  • Joseph Henery began researching electromagnetism

    This research lead to the basics of what the telegraph ran on.
  • Samuel Morse began working on his version of the telegraph

    Samuel Morse began working on his version of the telegraph

    Morses work lead to the working first telegraph being made.
  • Samuel Morse invented Morse code

    Samuel Morse invented Morse code

    The telegraph used Morse Code to communicate.
  • The first long distance Telegraph was built

    The first long distance Telegraph was built

    Morse built a telegraph from Washington D.C. to Baltimore, which was a huge step in communication from long distances.
  • The first words where sent using the telegraph

    The first words where sent using the telegraph

    Morse sent the message, “What hath God wrought”.
  • Period: to

    The Carrington Event

    This was a burst of magnetized plasma and charged particles from the sun that hit Erath's magnetic field. This caused telegraph paper to burn and sparks appeared by telegraph shocking the operators.

  • Western Union Built their first telegraph line

    This provided the first communication between the East and West Coasts.
  • The completion of a successful transatlantic cable line

    The completion of a successful transatlantic cable line

    This allowed faster communication between North America and Europe.

  • Automatic transmission advanced

    This allowed for much faster communication through the telegraph.

  • People stared to stop using the telegraph

    People stared to use things like the teletype machines (Telex) and eventually fax machines instead.