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Cook and Wheatstone's 5-needle telegraph, 1837 (1915). Artist: Unknown

Cook and Wheatstone's 5-needle telegraph, 1837 (1915). Artist: Unknown

1-157-672 - Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images

Cook and Wheatstone's 5-needle telegraph, 1837 (1915). The 5-needle telegraph was the first successful electric telecommunication device and was patented by Charles Wheatstone and William Cooke. It first saw service on the newly-developing railways, and by 1838 the telegraph was sending public telegrams as well as Great Western Railway messages between London and West Drayton, a village 21km (13 miles) to the west. Cigarette card.

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  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Sir Charles Wheatstone: British: Scientist, inventor, cinematographer
  2. Sir William Fothergill Cooke: British: Electrician, inventor
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Science & Nature Technology & Innovation

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3058x5711
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  1. 006066
  1. 006066
  1. 0460000368
  1. 1-157-672
  1. 1157672
  1. 368
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