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The single-wire telegraph revolutionized long distance communication but it was not the brainchild of one inventor, Samuel Morse. His colleagues and employees--specifically Ezra Cornell and Joseph Henry--made crucial contributions.

Examining the careers of the three men and the key events, this book presents Morse as primarily a businessman and consolidator of ideas who, frequently in conflict with his associates, sought to present the telegraph as a uniform system under his sole imprimatur. The battle between Morse and Cornell over the invention of the magnetic relay was central to the drama.

What emerges is a complex portrait of three ambitious and brilliant innovators and the age in which they lived.



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The sections on Cornell are fascinating"" - Carleton Mabee, Pulitzer Prize winning author and biographer of Morse.

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      Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/13/2017 12:02:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781476665597, 978-1476665597
      ISBN10: 1476665591

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The single-wire telegraph revolutionized long distance communication but it was not the brainchild of one inventor, Samuel Morse. His colleagues and employees--specifically Ezra Cornell and Joseph Henry--made crucial contributions.

      Examining the careers of the three men and the key events, this book presents Morse as primarily a businessman and consolidator of ideas who, frequently in conflict with his associates, sought to present the telegraph as a uniform system under his sole imprimatur. The battle between Morse and Cornell over the invention of the magnetic relay was central to the drama.

      What emerges is a complex portrait of three ambitious and brilliant innovators and the age in which they lived.



      Trade Review
      The sections on Cornell are fascinating"" - Carleton Mabee, Pulitzer Prize winning author and biographer of Morse.

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