The picture you see above is the original telegraph transmitter and receiver manufactured by Samuel Morse in 1837. This device happens to be the first working mechanism to convert and transform information into an electrical form and transmit that information accurately over long distances. The words "What hath God wrought!" resounded in the ears of many as the world famous message sent for the first successful time using the telegraph. The dots and dashes were communicated between the U.S. Capitol in Washington and Mount Clare Depot in Baltimore May 28, 1844. Ironically enough, telegrams are still used today, even in a world that has moved so fast in accommodating technology and Hi-tech equipment such as mobile phones, internet, email, etc.
Monday, June 8, 2009
The Telegraph
The picture you see above is the original telegraph transmitter and receiver manufactured by Samuel Morse in 1837. This device happens to be the first working mechanism to convert and transform information into an electrical form and transmit that information accurately over long distances. The words "What hath God wrought!" resounded in the ears of many as the world famous message sent for the first successful time using the telegraph. The dots and dashes were communicated between the U.S. Capitol in Washington and Mount Clare Depot in Baltimore May 28, 1844. Ironically enough, telegrams are still used today, even in a world that has moved so fast in accommodating technology and Hi-tech equipment such as mobile phones, internet, email, etc.
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