First Transatlantic Cable iceage In the mid-Eocene

In the mid-Eocene

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Field raised a fund among his wealthy New York friends equivalent to $40M in today's currency to develop the technology needed to draw the cable across over 2

as well as a fine layer of the element Iridium which is known today as the K-Pg Boundary Layer

First Transatlantic Cable iceage In the mid-EoceneAbove: Front of Specimen Card "What hath God wrought?" ~ Samuel F. B. Morse, 1844 This specimen is a fragment of the First Transatlantic Cable carried aboard the U. S. S. Niagara. Originally part of the Third Edition of the Mini Museum, we're excited to offer the remaining fragments as stand alone items. Please Note: Due to the fragile nature of the material the size will vary widely. Single wires are the most common, but there are also bound pairs