author
Sir Charles Bright
1863–1937
A pioneer of submarine telegraphy and early wireless communication, this British engineer wrote from first-hand experience in the great age of cables, ships, and global networks. His books bring together technical knowledge, family history, and a clear enthusiasm for how long-distance communication changed the modern world.
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The Story of the Atlantic Cable
by Sir Charles Bright
About the author
Born in 1863, Sir Charles Bright was a British electrical and civil engineer who followed his father, Sir Charles Tilston Bright, into the world of telegraphy. He became closely associated with submarine cable work and later took an early interest in wireless telegraphy, recognizing its importance for communication at sea and in the air.
Alongside his engineering career, he wrote about the technologies he knew best. He is especially connected with works on submarine telegraphs and with The Life Story of Sir Charles Tilston Bright, Civil Engineer, a biography he helped write about his father and the making of the Atlantic cable. His writing is useful not only as history, but also as the view of someone who worked within the field.
Bright died in 1937. Today he is remembered as both an engineer and an author who helped record a crucial period in the development of global communications.