Possible Essay: Discuss the impact of one sort of transport or technology.
Speed of life was increasing.
Spread of Tourism
1835: Wheatstone and Cooke invent first electric telegraph
The electric telegraph was a real breakthrough
Science of Electromagnetism
Led to txt spk and abreviations since it was paid by the word.
Wars got info/news quickly
Railways linked up america
Cable under the Atlantic
Railway Time
Telephone (infrstructure was already there)
Steam ships - problem with weight. Great Western 1838 - crossed Atlantic in 15 days.
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