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    first telegraphic message. The first telegraph message was sent from Washington, D.C to Baltimore, Maryland. By 1866 the telegraph line was across the Atlantic Ocean sending messages for the U.S to Europe. The telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication, it worked by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations (1). Samuel Morse also developed a code called Morse code, Morse code transmitted complex messages across the telegraph line.

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    was the case before Samuel Morse invented the telegraph, along with Morse code. Although it may not be obvious, the telegraph had a major impact on history. By being the first electronic communicator, it paved the path for new technological advances, changed business, politics, and war procedures, and united the nation. Samuel F. B Morse’s invention of the telegraph had a huge impact on society and made America better. The invention of the telegraph in 1837 was a cornerstone for many of our modern

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    In recent years, students have come to regard house hunting as more of an endurance task (telegraph). Therefore this paper will look into ways to improve student collaboration in terms of finding accommodation. Now a days it is becoming far more accessible for people to be able to go to university. In recent years there has been a rise in the number of both national and international students applying for and attending universities in London. This increase has led to universities only being able

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    use of the telegraph for military purposes impact the outcome of the United States Civil War? Joshua Treece Period 5 Word Count: 2,165 Identification and Evaluation of Sources: The investigation will explore the question “To what extent does Lincoln’s use of the telegraph for military purposes impact the outcome of the United States Civil War?” The years 1861-1865 will be the focus of this investigation to allow for an analysis of Lincoln’s leadership and his use of the telegraph during the

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    How did the invention and development of the telegraph, impact America, and improve the economy from 1750 to 1900? Samuel Morse created the telegraph in the 1830 to 1840s after hearing the idea from two inventors, who were travelling with him. The telegraph was an invention that made a large positive impact on the American economy and led to many other ideas for communicating. With the transformation of the telegraph, people were flooding to the new jobs offered (e.g., journalism, linesman ). However

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    use of the telegraph for military purposes impact the outcome of the United States Civil War? Joshua Treece Period 5 Word Count: 2,165 Identification and Evaluation of Sources: The investigation will explore the question “To what extent does Lincoln’s use of the telegraph for military purposes impact the outcome of the United States Civil War?” The years 1861-1865 will be the focus of this investigation to allow for an analysis of Lincoln’s leadership and his use of the telegraph during the

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    those things is the telegraph. The figured out a way to communicate roughly immediately across extensive distance. In the book The Victorian Internet by Tom Standage, he explains the first form of communication, who attributed to the creation of the telegraph, what obstacles the creators had to overcome, and what new things the telegraph brought to people. During Queen Victoria's ruling a new communication was created, the electric telegraph. The book explains how the telegraph had a great impact

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    Samuel Morse Wires Up the Nation Samuel Finley Breese Morse was a keen inventor and imaginative artist. He painted many great paintings and also invented a great invention. Even though he was not the best student in his early years, he grew up to be a keen, God loving man. His discoveries and art not only changed America, but it also changed the entire world. Samuel Morse’s contraption enabled Americans to communicate with each other much more conveniently. He saw how difficult it was to communicate

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    opened the doors for many communications technologies. The main concept of the book is that the invention of the telegraph was more significant than the internet. The telegraph brought a new idea of communication never heard before, while the internet’s invention came after many sequences of technologies, such as the telephone and the fax machine. The book illustrates to readers how the telegraph was used for official and social matters, similar to the current uses of the internet. Tom Standage, the author

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    the 1800’s before the telegraph was invented in 1837. The author describes the positives and negatives on the telegraph being invented, in the beginning of the book the author shows how people received an update on current events, but by the time the news was received, it was about four weeks old. Throughout the rest of the novel, the author wrote about the impact the telegraph had on the newspaper industry and how the United States along with Europe incorporated the telegraph in different ways. Tom

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