🌐 The Telegraph System
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Year: 1837
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Inventor: Samuel Morse
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How it works:
The electric telegraph used electrical pulses to transmit messages over long distances in Morse code. Pressing a button generated a signal that was translated into letters at the other end. -
Societal Impact:
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- Revolutionized communication via faster message transmission.
- Enabled coordination over great distances, e.g. in business and government.
- Contributed to globalization.
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⚙ telegrafensystem