The document discusses the history of telegraph technology, including early inventors like Cooke and Wheatstone who developed the electric telegraph in the 1830s. It also mentions companies like Western Union that helped build telegraph networks, other inventors such as Reis, and technologies like the harmonic telegraph. The document quizzes the reader with multiple choice questions and lists some limitations of early telegraph systems.
The document discusses the history of telegraph technology, including early inventors like Cooke and Wheatstone who developed the electric telegraph in the 1830s. It also mentions companies like Western Union that helped build telegraph networks, other inventors such as Reis, and technologies like the harmonic telegraph. The document quizzes the reader with multiple choice questions and lists some limitations of early telegraph systems.
The document discusses the history of telegraph technology, including early inventors like Cooke and Wheatstone who developed the electric telegraph in the 1830s. It also mentions companies like Western Union that helped build telegraph networks, other inventors such as Reis, and technologies like the harmonic telegraph. The document quizzes the reader with multiple choice questions and lists some limitations of early telegraph systems.
2. Western Union Company 3. Reis 4. Telephones 5. (The) harmonic telegraph 6. C 7. A 8. E 9. D 10. B 11. Awkward to use/ Difficult to transport/ Expensive(to built) 12. Rail stations 13. Musical tones 14. Harmonic telegraph