Lightning Beneath the Sea
The Race to Wire the World and the Dawn of the Information Age
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2026
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-1-324-03602-9 (ISBN)
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-1-324-03602-9 (ISBN)
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The thrilling story of the nineteenth century’s moonshot: An Atlantic-spanning telegraph cable that created the global village and changed the world
In 1854, the American entrepreneur Cyrus Field set out to lay a 2,000-mile telegraph cable across the Atlantic. Nothing like it had ever been attempted and Field knew nothing about electricity, telegraphy, ships or oceans. But he believed that wiring the world for near-instantaneous communication would bring about peace on Earth. After years of global scorn, catastrophic failures, staggering losses and brushes with death, Field would finally lay his great cable in 1866 and usher in the global information age as we know it.
Lightning Beneath the Sea is an unforgettable tale of radical vision, unwavering determination and triumph against overwhelming odds, as Field and a scientific dream team—including Samuel Morse, a young Lord Kelvin and Michael Faraday—battled epic storms, freak accidents, industrial sabotage and even the enmity of Abraham Lincoln. From acclaimed author James M. Tabor, Lightning Beneath the Sea is the gripping account of an epochal achievement.
James M. Tabor’s Forever on the Mountain was praised as:
"Some welcome perspective on an enduringly painful episode of mountaineering history…Tabor analyzes this debacle with the doggedness of an investigative reporter and the technical knowledge of an experienced climber." —The Wall Street Journal
In 1854, the American entrepreneur Cyrus Field set out to lay a 2,000-mile telegraph cable across the Atlantic. Nothing like it had ever been attempted and Field knew nothing about electricity, telegraphy, ships or oceans. But he believed that wiring the world for near-instantaneous communication would bring about peace on Earth. After years of global scorn, catastrophic failures, staggering losses and brushes with death, Field would finally lay his great cable in 1866 and usher in the global information age as we know it.
Lightning Beneath the Sea is an unforgettable tale of radical vision, unwavering determination and triumph against overwhelming odds, as Field and a scientific dream team—including Samuel Morse, a young Lord Kelvin and Michael Faraday—battled epic storms, freak accidents, industrial sabotage and even the enmity of Abraham Lincoln. From acclaimed author James M. Tabor, Lightning Beneath the Sea is the gripping account of an epochal achievement.
James M. Tabor’s Forever on the Mountain was praised as:
"Some welcome perspective on an enduringly painful episode of mountaineering history…Tabor analyzes this debacle with the doggedness of an investigative reporter and the technical knowledge of an experienced climber." —The Wall Street Journal
James M. Tabor authored the award-winning Forever on the Mountain and best-selling Blind Descent. A creator of the History Channel’s Journey to the Center of the World, he has written for Time, Smithsonian, Wall Street Journal, and elsewhere. He lives in Waitsfield, Vermont.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 24.7.2026 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 17 illustrations |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Wirtschaft | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte | |
| Technik ► Nachrichtentechnik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-324-03602-8 / 1324036028 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-324-03602-9 / 9781324036029 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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