Sir Charles Wheatstone, British inventor, (1899).Artist: C Cook

Sir Charles Wheatstone, British inventor, (1899).Artist: C Cook Stock Photo
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The Print Collector  / Alamy Stock Photo

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A4J3KY

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50.1 MB (2.4 MB Compressed download)

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3312 x 5291 px | 28 x 44.8 cm | 11 x 17.6 inches | 300dpi

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1899

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Sir Charles Wheatstone, British inventor, (1899). Wheatstone (1802-1875) was a pioneer of electric telegraphy. In 1837, he and William Fothergill Cooke patented their five-needle telegraph machine, the first successful electric telecommunication device. Wheatstone received a knighthood in 1868. An Engraving from James Taylor's The Victorian Empire, William Mackenzie, London, 1899.