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What with the internet and mobile phones, the telegraph seems quaint today -- but on its arrival it must have seemed absolutely crazypants. Send information thousands of miles almost instantaneously? Surely you jest, good sir! Friday at the Edison Tech Center in Schenectady UAlbany historian David Hochfelder is giving a talk about "the telegraph -- its invention, the people behind it, the impact it made on global society, and the deep connection the telegraph, has to the Northeastern United States and New York state." Hochfelder studies the history of technology and is the author of The Telegraph in America, 1832-1920. The talk is at 6 pm.
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Thanks, AOA! Here's hoping for a big turnout.
... said Dave Hochfelder on Mar 14, 2013 at 12:46 PM | link
I know most AOA readers are huge Joseph Henry fans, so it's probably ridiculous to point out that the first telegraph-like signal was sent right here in Albany. Hochfelder has a great paper on Henry's role in Morse's "invention" at http://siarchives.si.edu/history/jhp/joseph20.htm
It may be worth pointing out, however, that it was perhaps only the want of a dedicated telegraph line that prevented Albany from dropping "time balls" all over the country:
http://alloveralbany.com/archive/2010/09/01/albany-time
... said Carl on Mar 14, 2013 at 1:17 PM | link
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Thanks AOA! This should be an interesting talk. Glad to see ETC getting some good press.
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... said komradebob on Mar 15, 2013 at 1:06 PM | link