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The first permanent Atlantic cable was successfully laid on August 5,1858, largely through the efforts an American merchant Cyrus West Field. It was the first permanent communications link between Britain and the United States.
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What was laid across the Atlantic ocean floor that connected America to Europe?
The transatlantic telegraph cable.
Who was cyrus field?
Cyrus West Field (1819 – 1892) was an American businessman and one of the founders of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, the company that laid the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean in 1858.
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What was the name of the cableship that laid the first telegraph cable between san francisco and Honolulu?
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Wealthy New York manufacturer who laid the first temporary translantic cable of 1858?
Cyrus Field
Who laid cable under the ocean to allow the first successful transatlantic message?
Cyrus Field
What is a cable-laid rope?
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What did Cyrus Field do?
Cyrus Field led the establishment of the first transatlantic telegraph cable. The first transatlantic message was received in 1858, but the cable stopped working after about 3 weeks. This cable was replaced by a new cable that was successfully laid in 1866 after five earlier attempts dating back to 1857.
What was the name of the ship that laid the cable transcable?
the marcopolo69
Which was the first major victory for allied forces?
The Battle of Britain was arguably the first allied victory, which also laid down a near permanent cripple onto Hitler's Luftwaffe.
The world's longest optical fiber cable is laid where?
its laid between singapore and marseeile(France).the dist is 10594km
What was the significance of the transatlantic?
transatlantic telegraph cable is an undersea cable running under the Atlantic Ocean used for telegraph communications. The first was laid across the floor of the Atlantic from Telegraph Field, Foilhommerum Bay, Valentia Island in western Ireland to Heart's Content in eastern Newfoundland. The first communications occurred August 16, 1858, reducing the communication time between North America and Europe from ten days - the time it took to deliver a message by ship - to a matter of minutes. Transatlantic telegraph cables have been replaced by transatlantic telecommunications cables. Fudging pinecone
