Devolopment of the Telegraph

  • Period: to

    Industrial Age

  • Invention of the Electromagnet

    Invention of the Electromagnet
    William Sturgeon invented the Electro Magnet
  • Long Range Electron Current

    Long Range Electron Current
    The invention of a long range electron current (2km) to activate a bell on the other side, Was made by Joseph Henry
  • Invention of Morse Code

    Invention of Morse Code
    Samuel F. B. Morse, Physicist Joseph Henry and Alfred Vail made an electrical telegraph system AKA Morse Code.
  • Advancememnt of the Telegraph

    Advancememnt of the Telegraph
    William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone began using an electrical telegraph that also used electromagnets in its receivers.
  • Advacement of the Telegraph

    Advacement of the Telegraph
    Cooke and Wheatstone build a telegraph that printed the letters when it received the right combinations.
  • New use of Telegraph

    New use of Telegraph
    Telegraph was used to dispatch trains across the country.
  • Invention of Typewriter

    Invention of Typewriter
    The Typewriter was invented.
  • Increased Telegraph Range

    Western Union build their first transcontinental telegraph line.
  • Rival to the Telegraph Emerged

    Rival to the Telegraph Emerged
    The rival to the main communications device was made. It was called the telephone.
  • Early Radio Communications

    Early Radio Communications
    Morse code was used in early radio communications before it was able to transmit voice