Sir Charles Tilston Bright (1832–88) was a renowned telegraph engineer, best known for his role in laying the first successful transatlantic cable in 1858, for which he was knighted. Bright later worked on the telegraph networks that would span not only the British Empire but the entire globe. Written by his brother Edward Brailsford Bright (1831–1913) and son Charles (1863–1937), both telegraph engineers who worked alongside him, this two-volume biography, first published in 1898, would do much to cement Bright's reputation as an electrical engineer, providing an insider account of telegraphy's formative years. Volume 1 traces Bright's career up to his laying of the first transatlantic cables in the mid-nineteenth century. Volume 2 covers his work on the burgeoning telegraph network, touching also on his personal qualities and political pursuits.

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Product details
- Date Published: July 2012
- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781108052900
- length: 1254 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 x 73 mm
- weight: 1.7kg
- contains: 164 b/w illus.
- availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
Volume 1: Preface
Introduction
1. Family memoirs
2. Boyhood
3. Land telegraphs
4. The cable to Ireland
5. The Atlantic cable
Appendices
Index. Volume 2:
1. The Mediterranean cables
2. 1860–3
3. The telegraph to India
4. The Greenwich election
5. 1865–99
6. West India cables
7. 1873–4
8. Land telegraphs
9. Mining
10. The fire alarm
11. Telephony
12. Electric lighting
13. Railways
14. Various evidence and reports
15. The Paris Exhibition
16. The Institute of Electrical Engineers
17. Colleagues and pupils
18. Volunteering
19. Freemasonry
20. The Needlemakers Company
21. Home life and recreations
22. Death and funeral
23. Summary
Appendices
Index.
Authors
Edward Brailsford Bright
Charles Bright