Book ID: CBB544275565

Imperial Science: Cable Telegraphy and Electrical Physics in the Victorian British Empire (2021)

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Hunt, Bruce J. (Author)


Cambridge University Press


Publication Date: 2021
Physical Details: 320
Language: English

In the second half of the nineteenth century, British firms and engineers built, laid, and ran a vast global network of submarine telegraph cables. For the first time, cities around the world were put into almost instantaneous contact, with profound effects on commerce, international affairs, and the dissemination of news. Science, too, was strongly affected, as cable telegraphy exposed electrical researchers to important new phenomena while also providing a new and vastly larger market for their expertise. By examining the deep ties that linked the cable industry to work in electrical physics in the nineteenth century - culminating in James Clerk Maxwell's formulation of his theory of the electromagnetic field - Bruce J. Hunt sheds new light both on the history of the Victorian British Empire and on the relationship between science and technology.

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Review Andrea Giuntini (April 2022) Review of "Imperial Science: Cable Telegraphy and Electrical Physics in the Victorian British Empire". Technology and Culture (pp. 576-577). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Ash, Stewart
Kathleen Davidson
Mr Anthony C. Cartwright
Müller-Pohl, Simone
Marmottini, Donatella
D'Agostino, Salvo
Concepts
Physics
Electromagnetism
Electricity; magnetism
Great Britain, colonies
Science and technology, relationships
Imperialism
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
21st century
20th century, early
18th century
Places
Great Britain
United States
New Zealand
Europe
Australia
Southeast Asia
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