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Modern Marvels
1993
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Modern Marvels
Transatlantic Cable 1 Season 5 Episode
44 min
1993
Looks at how one man’s vision and the cooperation between the U.S. and England resulted in an instant, reliable transcontinental mode of communication in the mid-1800s. See how wealthy 33-year-old Cyrus West Field endured many failures and lost millions in his attempt to close the communication gap between the Old and New Worlds.
