In 1832, Samuel Morse began sketching ideas for a device that could send and receive messages through long pieces of wire. This idea became known as the telegra

Revolutions in Communication offers a new approach to media history, presenting an encyclopedic look at the way technological change has linked social and ideol

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Here is an often cited panoramic history of the telegraph which discusses the principal telegraph firms and the key persons within them. Throughout his work, Re