1. Transatlantic Cable Heidi Peterson & Trevor Benjamin Jorgenson

3. When The idea was thought in 1845. The manufacture of the idea happened in 1857.

4. Inventors Cyrus West Field –Born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, November 30th, 1819. Mr. F. N. Gisborne –Founder and Chief Promoter of the Company Electric Telegraphic Company –Company which became bankrupt in the process of constructing a telegraphic line.

5. Bibliography http://www.history.com/this-day-in- history/8/5?catId=6http://www.history.com/this-day-in- history/8/5?catId=6 http://all- biographies.com/business/cyrus_west_field.htmhttp://all- biographies.com/business/cyrus_west_field.htm http://www.avich-kilchrenan.co.uk/photos/cable- 2.jpghttp://www.avich-kilchrenan.co.uk/photos/cable- 2.jpg http://www.history-magazine.com/cable.html http://www.clarenville.net/transatlantic5a.jpg http://scienceservice.si.edu/images/005_029.jpg http://www.atlantic-cable.com/Field/Portraits/Cyrus- Field.jpg

7. WHY?!?! The Transatlantic Cable line was

8. When it was all said and done, a total of 107,000 miles of cable was laid. It took 20 years