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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:marine
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gptkbp:builtBy
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gptkb:Atlantic_Telegraph_Company
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gptkbp:category
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industrial equipment
19th-century inventions
history of telecommunications
telecommunications history
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gptkbp:connects
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gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_America
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gptkbp:enables
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transatlantic telegraphy
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gptkbp:engineeredFor
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gptkb:Charles_Bright
gptkb:Cyrus_West_Field
gptkb:John_Watkins_Brett
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gptkbp:first_message_sent
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August 16, 1858
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gptkbp:first_message_sent_by
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gptkb:Queen_Victoria
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gptkbp:first_message_sent_to
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President James Buchanan
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gptkbp:first_permanent_cable_completed
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1866
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gptkbp:first_successful_cable_completed
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1858
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gptkbp:firstMessageSentBy
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gptkb:Queen_Victoria
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gptkbp:firstMessageSentTo
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President James Buchanan
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gptkbp:firstPermanentCableCompletionDate
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1866
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gptkbp:firstSuccessfulCompletionDate
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1858
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gptkbp:historicalName
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engineering milestone
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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revolutionized global communications
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Transatlantic Telegraph Cable
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gptkbp:impact
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reduced communication time between continents from weeks to minutes
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gptkbp:initial_cable_failed
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1858
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gptkbp:initial_cable_length
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about 2,500 miles
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gptkbp:initial_cable_route
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Valentia Island, Ireland to Heart's Content, Newfoundland
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gptkbp:initialCableFailedAfter
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a few weeks
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gptkbp:initialLandingPointEurope
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Valentia Island, Ireland
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gptkbp:initialLandingPointNorthAmerica
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gptkb:Heart's_Content,_Newfoundland
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gptkbp:initiallyFailed
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1858
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gptkbp:initiallySucceeded
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1858
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gptkbp:keyEngineer
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gptkb:Charles_Tilston_Bright
gptkb:Cyrus_West_Field
gptkb:John_Watkins_Brett
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gptkbp:length
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about 2,500 miles
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gptkbp:ownedBy
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gptkb:Atlantic_Telegraph_Company
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gptkbp:permanent_cable_laid_by
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gptkb:SS_Great_Eastern
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gptkbp:permanentServiceBegan
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1866
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gptkbp:purpose
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telegraph communication
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gptkbp:reduced_communication_time_between_continents
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from weeks to minutes
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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gptkb:transatlantic_fiber_optic_cable
transatlantic telephone cable
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gptkbp:shipUsedForLaying
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gptkb:SS_Great_Eastern
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gptkbp:significance
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first instant communication link between Europe and North America
first communication link between Europe and North America
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gptkbp:technology
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gptkb:Morse_code
telegraphy
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