American Experience - Season 17 Episode 7
Cyrus Field's struggle to lay telegraph cables across the Atlantic in the 1850s and '60s is chronicled. When Field finally succeeded, in 1866, it marked "the annihilation of space and time," says historian David Czitrom. But the 13-year effort -- recalled here in re-creations and comments from historians and engineers -- included many false starts and one spectacular failure. Still, says Czitrom, "he never let up."
First Air Date : 1988-10-04
Last Air date : 2025-03-25
Runtime : 57 minutes
Genre : Documentary
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Subtitles :
- Season 17 : Episode 12004-10-04
- Season 17 : Episode 22005-01-24
- Season 17 : Episode 32005-01-31
- Season 17 : Episode 42005-02-07
- Season 17 : Episode 52005-02-14
- Season 17 : Episode 62005-04-04
- Season 17 : Episode 72005-04-11
- Season 17 : Episode 82005-04-18
- Season 17 : Episode 92005-05-02
- Season 17 : Episode 102005-05-09
- Season 17 : Episode 112005-05-23
