The Great Transatlantic Cable

The Great Transatlantic Cable

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Released:2005-04-11
Duration:60 min
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Director:Peter Jones
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Production:Green Umbrella Productions, American Experience Films, WGBH Educational Foundation (US)
Keywords:transatlantic

Overview:

This is the story behind the laying of the transatlantic cable. The physical challenges to laying the cable were enormous. The project would require the production of a 2,000-mile long cable that would have to be laid three miles beneath the Atlantic.

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