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Modern Marvels
1993
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Modern Marvels
Transatlantic Cable 1 Season 5 Episode
44 min
1993
8.7
Looks 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.
