- Chester G. Hearn: Circuits in the Sea - The Men, the Ships, and the Atlantic Cable
Praeger, USA, 2004. . Binding: Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Size: 9"-10" Tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Ships & the Sea; ISBN: 0275982319. ISBN/EAN: 9780275982317. Inventory No: 37372.
- In 1855, an American visionary named Cyrus West Field, who
knew thing about telegraphy, sought to establish a monopoly on telegraphic
revenues between North America and Europe. Field and the wealthy New
Yorkers who formed the first Atlantic cable-laying company never
suspected that spanning the vast and stormy Atlantic would require
eleven years frustration and horrific financial sacrifice. It would
eventually engage some of the most brilliant minds in England, Scotland,
and the US, attracting men of science, men of wealth, and men of
curiosity. Message time would eventually be cut from more than four
weeks to about two minutes. Such a feat would t have been possible
without the massive ship the Great Eastern, designed by Isambard Kingdom
Brunel, Britain's foremost engineer, or the financial backing of Thomas
Brassey, the era's greatest builder of railways. This is the story of
the men, their ships, and the techn0logy that made it all possible. Behind
the scenes were tough and worthy competitors who tried to beat them to
the punch, adding a sense of urgency to their monumental task. Some
called the Atlantic cable the greatest feat of the 19th century - with
good reason. It perfected transoceanic communications and connected the
world with circuits in the sea.