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First Electromagnetic Telegraph
- When
- 1833
- Where
- Göttingen
The device is recognized as the first electromagnetic telegraph, though it was not used for commercial purposes.
While the telegraph demonstrated the principle of electromagnetic transmission, Gauss and Weber made no further commercial use of the invention. It remains historically significant as the first instance of such a device, distinct from later commercial networks.
Sources
- Wilhelm Eduard Weber Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15
- Carl Friedrich Gauss Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
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