In recent times, we have a lot of social media networks that help you in transmitting messages in no time. No matter how far do we stay, social media keeps us connected. Imagine life a long time ago! In those times, the transmission of information was hard. There was no apt medium to undertake the process. Then, the invention of an important mode of communication took place. Let’s know who invented the telegraph?
The revolution of the telegraph by Samuel Morse
During the 19th century, ancient civilizations such as China, Egypt, Greece, etc. adopted numerous methods to transmit information. The methods included the exchange of information through drum beats, smoke signals, and a method called semaphore, etc. The methods weren’t used for long as they were interrupted by factors such as weather. Thus, the need for a reliable long-distance communication medium was necessary.
Later in the 1830s and 1840s, Samuel Morse revolutionized long-distance communication. He invented the telegraph for the transmission of information. Telegraph is an electronic device that transmits textual messages through electrical signals over a wire laid between stations. He developed a code that transcripts the alphabet into dots and dashes to travel across the telegraph lines.
When was the first telegraph message sent?
The first telegraph message was sent in 1844 by Samuel Morse. The message traveled in 1866 from Washington D.C. to Baltimore, Maryland. The first message was sent to a man named Vail. It stated: “What hath God wrought!” The first company set up after the discovery of a telegraph message was The Western Union Telegraph Company. By 1861, the telegraph company had set up the first transcontinental telegraph line.
The system then transmitted to Europe by the 19th century. Later, the first permanent telegraph cable laid down across the Atlantic Ocean. Eventually, the communication network grew. The introduction of the telegraph, telephone, fax machine, internet, etc. made the transmission of messages faster.