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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 first working 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”.

  • 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. This ended September 2 1859.

  • 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.