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Exploring the history & dev. of Science, Technology & Medicine
In 1850 #LeonFoucault adapted the experiment #CharlesWheatstone devised to measure the #SpeedofElectricity to determine the #SpeedofLight. Nobody knew - light is just another electromagnetic wave that moves at similar speeds to electricity in a wire. It took another 15 yrs before #JamesClerkMaxwell formed the principles of #Electromagnetism which underpins modern electronics.
In Collection: Elata, Wheatstone & 3D
#CharlesWheatstone studied how physical media transferred information & developed seminal experiments that determined the #SpeedofSound & the #SpeedofElectricity through materials. He observed, light emitted by an electrical spark had a spectrum unique to the metal used to strike the arc, this discovery led to the #Spectroscopy used by astrophysicists & chemists today.
The electrical #Telegraph was invented by #CharlesWheatstone & #WilliamFothergillCooke. Cooke wanted to transmit information between signal boxes using electricity to ensure the safe operation of steam trains, but he lacked the scientific knowledge. Wheatstone rectified Cooke’s concept & together they created the 1st Telegraph, & in 1846 founded the #ElectricTelegraphCompany.
After the invention of the #Telegraph by #CharlesWheatstone & #WilliamFothergillCooke the #ElectricTelegraphCompany was not immediately profitable, despite a patent & a monopoly of electrical telegraphy. The Railways had adopted a simpler, cheaper system by the American #SamuelMorse, so Wheatstone invented the #PaperTapeReader to automatically transmit #MorseCode at high speed.
In Collection: Elata, Wheatstone & 3D
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