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The transatlantic telegraphs and the Class of 1866: the formative years of transnational networks in telegraphic space, 1858-1884/89

Die transatlantischen Telegraphenverbindungen und die Class of 1866: zu den Anfängen transnationaler Netzwerke im telegraphischen Raum 1858-1884/89
[journal article]

Müller, Simone

Abstract

'Im Sommer 1866 war es gelungen, ein Seetelegraphenkabel durch den Atlantik zu verlegen und so die Alte und die Neue Welt unmittelbar zu verbinden. Dieses Ingenieurs-technische Großprojekt steht nicht nur am Beginn der Entwicklung eines globalen Seetelegraphennetzwerks, sondern ist auch das Sinnbild... view more

'Im Sommer 1866 war es gelungen, ein Seetelegraphenkabel durch den Atlantik zu verlegen und so die Alte und die Neue Welt unmittelbar zu verbinden. Dieses Ingenieurs-technische Großprojekt steht nicht nur am Beginn der Entwicklung eines globalen Seetelegraphennetzwerks, sondern ist auch das Sinnbild einer einzigartigen Gemeinschaft von Kabelakteuren, der hiernach genannten Class of 1866. Aus dieser Kabelgemeinschaft institutionalisierten sich verschiedenste Netzwerke, wie z.B. die Society of Telegraph Engineers, welche fortan den internationalen Seetelegraphenmarkt wirtschaftlich, politisch wie auch kulturell dominieren sollten. Die Verkabelung des Atlantiks von 1866 stellt innerhalb der Geschichte der Seetelegraphie den zentralen Reflexionspunkt dar und die Pioniere des Atlantikkabels nutzten ihre Teilhabe daran, den eigenen Status als exklusive Kabel-Elite zu legitimieren. Durch die festliche Überhöhung des Ereignisses sowie die Veröffentlichung persönlicher Memoiren beeinflussten die Akteure bewusst die historische Wahrnehmung ihrer Zeitgenossen, wie auch der Geschichtsschreibung von heute.' (Autorenreferat)... view less


'In 1866 the first lasting submarine cable was laid across the Atlantic. This project not only initiated the development of world-wide submarine telegraph networks, but also the formation of a cable community, the Class of 1866, and their subsequent networks, as for example the Society of Telegraph ... view more

'In 1866 the first lasting submarine cable was laid across the Atlantic. This project not only initiated the development of world-wide submarine telegraph networks, but also the formation of a cable community, the Class of 1866, and their subsequent networks, as for example the Society of Telegraph Engineers, that came to dominate the global cable market economically, politically and culturally. The Atlantic cable project of 1866 represented the central reflection point within the history of submarine telegraphy and the Atlantic cable pioneers used it to legitimate their status as exclusive cable elite. With banquets, soirées and other festivities as well as in their diaries, memoirs and official histories of the cabling of the Atlantic, the Class of 1866 greatly influenced the historic perception of its contemporaries and until today.' (author's abstract)... view less

Keywords
telegraphy; technological progress; engineer; social network; social effects; nineteenth century; community

Classification
Social History, Historical Social Research

Method
historical

Document language
English

Publication Year
2010

Page/Pages
p. 237-259

Journal
Historical Social Research, 35 (2010) 1

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.35.2010.1.237-259

ISSN
0172-6404

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0


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