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Five-Needle Telegraph

Great Britain · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1837

William Fothergill Cooke1837

London · Science / Physics

Creates a five-needle instrument for transmitting letters through electrical signals.

Names involved

William Fothergill Cooke

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