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Sir Charles Wheatstone, British inventor, (1899).Artist: C Cook
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Sir Charles Wheatstone, British inventor, (1899). Wheatstone (1802-1875) was a pioneer of electric telegraphy. In 1837, he and William Fothergill Cooke patented their five-needle telegraph machine, the first successful electric telecommunication device. Wheatstone received a knighthood in 1868. An Engraving from James Taylor's The Victorian Empire, William Mackenzie, London, 1899.
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People Information
Creator
- C Cook, attributed to: {}: Artist, engraver
After
- William Edward Kilburn: British: Photographer, daguerrotypist
Subject
- Sir Charles Wheatstone: British: Scientist, inventor, cinematographer
People Related
- Sir William Fothergill Cooke: British: Electrician, inventor
Category Hierarchy
Science & Nature Technology & Innovation
Trade & Industry Communications
Artistic Representations Portraits
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3312x5291
File Size : 51,340kb
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- 0580002124
- 1-216-832
- 1216832
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