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S.S. Great Eastern Laying Cable in 1866
Historical Figures > Historical Figures with "B" Names > Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859)
 
 
SS Great Eastern Laying Cable in 1866
 
 
The SS Great Eastern, an iron sailing steamship designed by British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, photographed in 1866, at the time it laid the first lasting transatlantic telegraph cable.

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To learn more about this, we recommend reading Circuits in the Sea: The Men, the Ships, and the Atlantic Cable by Chester G. Hearn.
 
 
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