Mar 18, 2024
George Elliot – Scientist of the Day
George Elliot, an English manufacturer, was born Mar. 18, 1814.
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George Elliot – Scientist of the Day
George Elliot, an English manufacturer, was born Mar. 18, 1814.
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The world’s first cyber-attack (Plus- laying cable) “The challenge for capitalism is that the things that breed trust also breed the environment for fraud”*…
Learn from history: https://t.co/F92yRTmcy1
The transatlantic telegraph cable was finally set, after many failed attempts and false starts, in 1858. The cable was inefficient and weighed over a ton per mile, but it was a huge step in transoceanic communications.
I went from Globalization (research for a school project) to Jules Verne in only 2 steps. Wikipedia really is one hell of a drug, haha.
The SS Great Eastern was the largest vessel in the world when it laid the first transatlantic cable in 1866. The iron ship was 211 meters long and and carried more than 1,000 kilometers of cable.
Read more at IEEE’s The Institute.
William Howard Russell – Scientist of the Day
William Howard Russell, an Irish reporter who worked for The Times of London, was born Mar. 28, 1820.
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Matthew Fontaine Maury – Scientist of the Day
Matthew Fontaine Maury, an American oceanographer, was born Jan. 14, 1806.
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