Modern Marvels - Transatlantic Cable: 2500 Miles Of Copper

Seizoen: 3 - Aflevering: 15 / 59 - Eerst uitgezonden: 26 oktober 1997 - Episode ID: 182549

An examination of how one man's vision and the cooperation between the US and England resulted in an instant, reliable transcontinental mode of communication in the mid-1800s. See how wealthy 33-year-old Cyrus West Field endured many failures and lost millions in his attempt to close the communication gap between the Old and New Worlds.