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First transatlantic telegraph cable (1858)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/First_transatlantic_telegraph_cable_(1858)
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:telegraph_cable
gptkbp:completedIn
1858
gptkbp:endPoint
gptkb:Heart's_Content,_Newfoundland
gptkbp:engineeredFor
gptkb:Charles_Tilston_Bright
gptkb:Cyrus_West_Field
gptkb:John_Watkins_Brett
gptkbp:insulation
gutta-percha
gptkbp:laidBy
gptkb:USS_Niagara
gptkb:HMS_Agamemnon
gptkbp:length
about 2,500 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn
gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:material
copper conductor
gptkbp:notableEvent
first message sent by Queen Victoria to President James Buchanan
gptkbp:operatedBy
gptkb:Atlantic_Telegraph_Company
gptkbp:precededBy
no previous transatlantic cable
gptkbp:purpose
telegraphic communication between Europe and North America
gptkbp:startPoint
Valentia Island, Ireland
gptkbp:status
failed after a few weeks
gptkbp:successor
Transatlantic telegraph cable (1866)
gptkbp:technology
submarine telegraphy
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:First_permanent_transatlantic_telegraph_cable_landing_(1866)
gptkb:electric_telegraph
gptkbp:bfsLayer
8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
First transatlantic telegraph cable (1858)