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Cavendish Laboratory : Trans-Atlantic cables 1860

Cavendish Laboratory

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Colour photograph of two small sections of the successful Trans-Atlantic cable laid from Irelend to Newfoundland in 1860 under the direction of William Thomson (subsequently Lord Kelvin). This enterprise indicated the key role of physics for industry in exploiting discoveries in basic physics.</p>

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