The life story of the late Sir Charles Tilston Bright, civil engineer; with which is incorporated the story of the Atlantic cable, and the first telegraph to India and the colonies (1899)
Bright, Edward Brialsford, 1831-, Bright, Charles, 1863- · Westminster : A. Constable · leaf 172
task was to tone downthe excited feelings of endless would-be inventors. It was just about this time—the end of 1856—that the scene of young Brights home was changedfrom Southport, near Liverpool, to the Cedars,^near Harrow. Soon after becoming engineer to the under- ^ Here the family remained till… … 143 THE ATLANTIC CABLE taking, in conjunction with the authorities of theAdmiralty, he had visited and inspected variousships. Eventually H.M.S. Agamemnon (Master-in-Command C. T. A. Noddall, R. N.), was selectedand placed by Government at the service of theCompany. She proved to be admirably…
Bright, Charles Tilston, Sir, 1832-1888 · Transatlantic cables · Telegraph
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