EOTO #1: The First Telegraph

Technology hasn't always been what it is now. Over the past years, it has enhanced to be so much more. Today everyone is known for having an Apple iPhone smartphone that is such advanced technology right at our fingertips. Today we couldn't live without our cell phones even if we tried to. They are so essential to our lives and are used all the time. Although technology was only sometimes this advanced. The first type of technology that had similar qualities to the telephone was the telegraph.

    For years people tried to find a way to allow communication along far distances. People have tried so many things such as flags, sounds, and lights, but they could only go so far. The telegraph was known as being the first technological form of communication. The telegraph was made for people to be able to communicate across long distances. The telegraph did not only enhance communication with other people it also helped grow railroads, and markets, and reduced the cost of other items which was major back in this time period. The telegraph helped make a large impact on the American Economy as well. 

Inventing the telegraph was so beneficial to society that it replaced all the existing technology there was. 

 

The Idea of creating the telegraph was put out there in the 1700s but wasn't officially transmitted till the 1900s. There were many different versions of this but the one who came up with the original telegraph was Samuel Morse. One of his major contributions to the telegraph was the Morse code. The Morse code was a way to type and communicate faster on the telegraph. You would use dots, dashes, and other symbols to transmit messages faster. The Morse code also allowed there to be fewer wires hooked up to the telegraph allowing it to be easy to transport the telegraph around.  Morse finally showed his work to the US Congress in the early 1840s. After this, the telegraph was able to transmit messages across forty miles. Back in the 1840s, this was a big step allowing people to communicate over such long distances. Overall, the morse code was a step in the right direction for the telegraph and was extremely beneficial.

The electrical telegraph changed society majorly in such a positive way. People's communication was so enhanced. Before the telegraph, it wasn't simple for people to be able to talk to other people. It allowed people to build more railroad systems and helped the white house communicate with each other while the Civil War was going on. Before the telegraph was created the troops during the Civil War could not communicate from far distances. This also allowed the White House to have better ways to accomplish tasks by communicating efficiently.  It also allowed people to communicate with their close family and friends who lived large distances from them. Having the telegraph in the 1900s was one of the best impacts there was on society at that time.