Format:
1 Online-Ressource (720 pages)
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digital, PDF file(s)
ISBN:
9781139381505
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. Technology
Content:
Sir Charles Tilston Bright (1832–88) was a renowned telegraph engineer, best known for his role in laying the first successful transatlantic cable in 1858, for which he was knighted. Bright later worked on the telegraph networks that would span not only the British Empire but the entire globe. Written by his brother Edward Brailsford Bright (1831–1913) and son Charles (1863–1937), both telegraph engineers who worked alongside him, this two-volume biography, first published in 1898, would do much to cement Bright's reputation as an electrical engineer, providing an insider account of telegraphy's formative years. Volume 2 traces Bright's work on the burgeoning telegraph network, laying imperial cables to the Mediterranean, India, the West Indies, and further afield. Bright's significant contributions to the field of electrical engineering are also acknowledged in these pages, along with his personal qualities and political pursuits
Note:
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108052894
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781108052894
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9781139381505