The Telegraph and The Atlantic Cable is the story of the beginning of modern telecommunications. It examines the pioneers Morse, Cooke, heatstone, Cyrus Field and others who imagined and developed the ideas of the telegraph, the Atlantic Cable, and the research and discoveries that made it possible. Lundy examines the great entrepreneurs, businessmen, scientists and engineers, their inventions, the beginnings of networks, and the growth of the businesses that gave rise to telecom as it is ...