The Telegraph: The Most Influential Piece Of Communication

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To the industrialists,

I, Samuel Morse, am surely going to convince you all that my recent invention, the telegraph, will be without a doubt, the most influential piece of technology that has ever existed. The telegraph is an extraordinary invention that allows information to be communicated between individuals in a rapid and efficient manner. Through your investment, the first telegraph in history will be created! My invention will send messages at a rapid rate and our national and international news will no longer be reduced and outdated. The telegraph will prevent conflicts and wars as well as become the initiator of many more technologies to come. I believe that this invention has the capacity to revolutionise not only the United States …show more content…

When the Morse Key is pressed, the electrical circuit that runs through the ground is completed. This allows an electric current to flow through the cable and the morse code message is sent directly to the receiver. At the receiving end of the circuit, the electric current is not only used to send the message but it is also used to provide power to a printing device. The electromagnet attracts the armature and the stylus moves down towards a roll of paper tape and prints the morse code symbol onto it. The printing of the message allows it to be stored so that it can be read at a later date. When the Morse Key is released, the circuit breaks and the armature is no longer attracted to the electromagnet. The armature will then go back to its original position until the Morse Key is pressed again. When the Morse Key is pressed very quickly it represents a dot whereas a longer amount of contact time represents a dash/line. After the entire message has been wrote and sent to the receiving end it is decoded from Morse Code and read by the individuals receiving the information. Through this process, communication is instantaneous and very effective for not only those sending the message but also those who are receiving it. The telegraph will be very rewarding and beneficial for the spread of communication all around the …show more content…

I decided upon the name telegraph as it is derived from the Greek words tele, meaning distant, and graphein, meaning to write. I have been waiting to ask for an investment since 1837 when the economic disaster known as The Panic took ahold of our nation and caused a long depression. I was forced to wait for better times. Years later, our country has begun to recover economically and I am ready to make a proposal for the money that I will require if you decide to invest in my invention. I will be offering you 20% of the profit made from the telegraph in return for $30,000. This money will be used to build the first telegraph line in the world. The telegraph will travel from Washington to Baltimore; these locations are distanced forty miles apart. The line will be used for the very first demonstration of my invention. I am certain that it will convince many more individuals of just how phenomenal the telegraph is. It is in fact predicted that by 1880 over 29 million messages will be able to be swiftly sent through the telegraph system. I already have many trustworthy and reliable partners that are willing to help in the production of the first telegraph. As well as this, I have already hired an ingenious construction engineer named Ezra Cornell who will lay the pipe carrying the wire. I am certain that he will do his job superbly. Invest in

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