Transatlantic telegraph cable

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Telecommunications
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Cyrus_West_Field
gptkbp:challenges technical difficulties
gptkbp:completed 1866
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:2006
gptkbp:enables instant communication
gptkbp:first_awarded August 16, 1858
gptkbp:first_laid 1858
gptkbp:first_transatlantic_telegraph 1858
gptkbp:historical_impact global communication
gptkbp:historical_significance first successful transatlantic communication
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Transatlantic telegraph cable
gptkbp:increased global connectivity
transatlantic commerce
gptkbp:influenced media and journalism
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:industrial_revolution
gptkbp:initial_failure 1858
gptkbp:inspired future undersea cables
gptkbp:inspired_innovations gptkb:Telecommunications
gptkbp:invention gptkb:Cyrus_West_Field
gptkbp:involved_in international trade
gptkbp:is_connected_to London and New York
gptkbp:is_funded_by gptkb:investors
gptkbp:laid_between Ireland and Newfoundland
gptkbp:laid_by Great Eastern ship
gptkbp:led_to improved navigation
gptkbp:led_to_development_of modern telecommunications
gptkbp:length approximately 2,000 miles
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Western_Union
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:20th_century
gptkb:1966
gptkbp:part_of telecommunication history
gptkbp:popularized_by transatlantic communication
gptkbp:project gptkb:Atlantic_Telegraph_Company
gptkbp:reduces communication time
gptkbp:reign long-distance communication
gptkbp:repaired_in 1874
gptkbp:replaced_by fiber optic cables
gptkbp:replaced_by_technology satellite communication
gptkbp:significance first successful communication link between continents
gptkbp:success 1866
gptkbp:technology electrical telegraph
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:governments
gptkbp:used_for telegraphy
gptkbp:was_a gptkb:Achievements
gptkb:cultural_phenomenon
engineering marvel
political tool
symbol of progress
source of national pride
source of innovation
source of technological advancement
source of economic growth
commercial venture
source of international rivalry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cyrus_West_Field
gptkbp:bfsLayer 9