the Atlantic Telegraph Company
GPTKB entity
Properties (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Telecommunications_company
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
transatlantic communication
|
| gptkbp:averageTemperature |
2,000 miles
insulated copper wire |
| gptkbp:challenges |
weather and sea conditions
financial and technical hurdles |
| gptkbp:collaboratedWith |
British_and_American_governments
|
| gptkbp:communicationEquipment |
technological advancements
August 16, 1858 |
| gptkbp:competitors |
gptkb:Transatlantic_Cable_Company
|
| gptkbp:critical_reception |
electrical resistance tests
|
| gptkbp:depth |
up to 2 miles
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1880
|
| gptkbp:electrification |
gutta-percha
shipboard spooling |
| gptkbp:financials |
investors and governments
|
| gptkbp:firstAwarded |
1858
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1856
|
| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:Cyrus_West_Field
|
| gptkbp:funding |
public and private investments
|
| gptkbp:hasFunding |
$1 million
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:London,_England
|
| gptkbp:history |
significant in telecommunications history
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
the Atlantic Telegraph Company
|
| gptkbp:impact |
revolutionized long-distance communication
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
future telecommunications companies
|
| gptkbp:is_integrated_with |
with land telegraph systems
|
| gptkbp:keyIssues |
submarine telegraph cable
|
| gptkbp:landing_gear |
Ireland_and_Newfoundland
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
foundation for modern telecommunications.
pioneered global communication networks |
| gptkbp:lifespan |
approximately 10 years
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
|
| gptkbp:maintenance |
regular inspections
diving and grappling |
| gptkbp:maximum_speed |
high tensile strength
initially slow |
| gptkbp:networking_opportunities |
increased demand for communication
|
| gptkbp:notable_event |
first successful transatlantic telegraph cable in 1866
|
| gptkbp:productionCompany |
manufactured_in_England
|
| gptkbp:productionYears |
1858 to 1880
|
| gptkbp:project |
established transatlantic communication
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
laying transatlantic telegraph cables
|
| gptkbp:reform |
1866
|
| gptkbp:route |
direct_path_across_the_Atlantic
|
| gptkbp:services |
commercial telegraph services
|
| gptkbp:sister_ship |
Great Eastern
|
| gptkbp:skills |
technical difficulties
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Western_Union_Telegraph_Company
|
| gptkbp:technology |
telegraphy
|