WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Developed in the 1830s and 1840s by Samuel Morse and other inventors, the telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication. It worked by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations.

Detailed explanation-2: -On May 24, 1844, Samuel F. B. Morse dispatched the first telegraphic message over an experimental line from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore. The message, taken from the Bible, Numbers 23:23 and recorded on a paper tape, had been suggested to Morse by Annie Ellsworth, the young daughter of a friend.

Detailed explanation-3: -Long before Samuel F. B. Morse electrically transmitted his famous message “What hath God wrought?” from Washington to Baltimore on May 24, 1844, there were signaling systems that enabled people to communicate over distances.

Detailed explanation-4: -The rst truly revolutionary development of the 19th century was the telegraph, which accelerated how fast the written word could be spread. In one gigantic step, it changed the delivery time of messages anywhere in the country from days or weeks to hours, and even to minutes for urgent messages.

Detailed explanation-5: -By transmitting information quickly over long distances, the telegraph facilitated the growth in the railroads, consolidated financial and commodity markets, and reduced information costs within and between firms.