Transatlantic Cable Modern Marvels : Season 5 Episode 14
TV-PG History 1h 00m int(0)
Aired: November 3rd, 1997 @ 10:00 PM EST on History
An examination of how one man's vision and the cooperation between the US and England resulted in an instant, reliable transcontinental mode of communication in the mid-1800s. See how wealthy 33-year-old Cyrus West Field endured many failures and lost millions in his attempt to close the communication gap between the Old and New Worlds.