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Modern Marvels
S01 E05 / TRANSATLANTIC CABLE
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EP 01
GRAND COULEE DAM
EP 02
THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
EP 03
THE PANAMA CANAL
EP 04
CRUISE SHIPS
EP 05
TRANSATLANTIC CABLE
EP 06
MT. RUSHMORE.
TRANSATLANTIC CABLELooks at how one man’s vision and the cooperation between the U.S. 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.
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