Technological Development Before 1850

Technological Development Before 1850

Introduction

Before the period of 1850, many technological developments took place. However, the technological invention of telegraph changed the communication of the entire world. For highlighting the significance of the technology of telegraph, many writers and publishers wrote and published journal articles on the changes that technology of telegraph brought in the entire world. For describing and discussing the innovations and revolution of telegraph technology, the article from the journal has been reviewed. The article name is “Long before the Internet, telegraph shrank the world”. This paper will discuss and highlight all the basic points that are present in the article. The article will be helpful in analyzing the importance of the technology of telegraph in shrinking the world by providing ease in communication.

Discussion

The article talks about and looks into the history of technological development of telegraph and its role in providing easiness in communication all across the world. The article discusses that Morse was not the first developer of the electrical telegraph. Inventors of the Europe were striving hard to develop and think about the technology of telegraph for many years. Moreover, David who was an American scientist demonstrated and created an electrical telegraph almost 2 years earlier than the test of Morse. However, the Morse was the first person or inventor who remained successful in pushing the technology of telegraph by developing or creating the Morse code into the mainstream. This code appeared to be the global and universal standard. In the year 1843, the American federal government passed $ 30,000 in funding for constructing the 1st telegraph line having any length, between the Baltimore and capital. After the passage of 1 year, Morse revealed the technology of telegraph in front of the entire world for the 1st time.

Morse further enhanced the development of his innovation by raising funds in order to extend the telegraph line. The line of telegraph extended from Baltimore to New York and Philadelphia. By the year 1851, trains were also started to be communicated with the help of telegraph messages. Wires and poles of telegraph chased the tracks of railroad all around the continent. Worcester became boosted because it manufactured wires of almost hundreds of tons for the thriving and booming project of telegraph technology.

Role of Telegraph in Communication

The invention of telegraph introduced the communication system which played an inevitable role in shrinking the world. In this technology, wire is used to transfer or transmit any kind of information or data in the form of electrical current pulse's series. In addition, the information or data transmits or conveys with the help of Morse code. The telegraph technology includes a length of cable or wire, a source of direct current and a device for indicating current such as buzzer, light bulb or relay. The technology of telegraphy is being used for more than the period of nearly 150 years. In the year 1830, Joseph Henry demonstrated the telegraph technology's prototype. Nearly 1 mile of wire was ...