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 71
at all. I amtreated kindly and like a gentleman, and it is astonishinghow much more energetically one can work with suchtreatment than with that distance which is so common be-tween directors and officers of a Company. The promisesheld out to me at first have been renewed, and I hope Ishall hold… … CHARLES TILSTON BRIGHTAge 19 Young Bright was first brought into public noticeby a remarkable feat, namely, the laying of theManchester underground wires in 1851. 46 LAND TELEGRAPHS It was essential that the traffic of so busy acity should be interrupted as little as possible.Charles Bright did not…
Bright, Charles Tilston, Sir, 1832-1888 · Transatlantic cables · Telegraph
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