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Cyrus West Field: Breaking Barriers in Intercontinental Communication with the Transatlantic Telegraph Cable

Map of the Transatlantic Telegraph Cable

Comic of the contributors of the Transatlantic Telegraph Cable shaking hands

A document containing the first official conversation sent along the Transatlantic Telegraph Cable

Thesis: With the use of Samuel Morse's invention, the telegraph, Cyrus West Field constructed the Transatlantic Telegraph Cable. The cable broke barriers in communication by making sending messages across the ocean easier and faster.

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“...it is a triumph more glorious, because far more useful to mankind, than was ever won by conqueror on the field of battle. May the Atlantic telegraph, under the blessing of heaven, prove to be a bond of perpetual peace and friendship between the kindred nations, and an instrument destined by Divine Providence to diffuse religion, civilization, liberty, and law throughout the world."
~President Buchanan

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Samuel Morse and Cyrus West Field Breaking Barriers in Intercontinental Communication

Elijah Bandy, Cameron Blair, and Brayden Sparks

Word Count: 1143

Process Paper: 410