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Professor Sir Charles Wheatstone:

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Professor Sir Charles Wheatstone:
Description
This exhibition covers Professor Sir Charles Wheatstone’s life and work as a scientist, inventor and businessman, including his involvement in the invention of telegraphy and the stereoscope.
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King’s College London Libraries and Collections LogoKing’s College London Libraries and Collections
Type
Online Exhibition
Date
2022
Subject
History of Technology
Geographical Area
Britain and Ireland
ABC Telegraph patented by Wheatstone and Cooke in 1840. It was the first commercial dial telegraph. Also known as the 'Communicator', this telegraph ushered in the age of private telegraphic communication. (Ref: K/PP107/11)
ABC Telegraph patented by Wheatstone and Cooke in 1840. It was the first commercial dial telegraph. Also known as the 'Communicator', this telegraph ushered in the age of private telegraphic communication. (Ref: K/PP107/11)
ABC Telegraph patented by Wheatstone and Cooke in 1840. It was the first commercial dial telegraph. Also known as the 'Communicator', this telegraph ushered in the age of private telegraphic communication. (Ref: K/PP107/11)