Submarine Telegraphs - Their History, Construction, and Working

Replete with illustrations, this 1898 treatise by telegraph engineer Charles Bright examines the history, construction and working of submarine telegraphs.

List of contents

Preface; Introduction; Part I. The History of Submarine Telegraphs: 1. Early subaqueous telegraphy; 2. The dawn of ocean telegraphy; 3. Developments; 4. Commercial and miscellaneous résumé; Appendices; Part II. The Construction of Submarine Telegraphs: 1. The conductor; 2. The insulating envelope; 3. Joining; 4. Mechanical protection and strength; 5. Completed cable; Appendices; Part III. The Working of Submarine Telegraphs: 1. Theory of the transmission of signals through cables; 2. Signalling apparatus; 3. Duplex telegraphy; 4. Automatic machine transmission; 5. Recent developments; Appendix; Index.

Summary

Replete with illustrations, this 1898 treatise by telegraph engineer Charles Bright (1863–1937) examines the history, construction and working of submarine telegraphs, tracing both technical and commercial developments. Bright was the son of Charles Tilston Bright (1832–88), whose greatest success was the 1858 laying of the first transatlantic cable.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Bright, Bright Charles
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.03.2014
• EAN: 9781108069489
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06948-9
• No. of pages: 866
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Technology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Engineering (General), Engineering: general