The Man Who Shrank the World: Kelvin's Cable

Details

Location

Belfast, Glasgow

Year

2012

Date

Length

29min 20sec

Audio

sound

Format

Digital

colour

Source

Tern TV

Courtesy

BBC NI, Tern TV, USBF

Rights Holder

Tern TV

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Description

This episode traces the life of Ulsterman William Thompson, later Lord Kelvin, in his attempt to bridge the United States and United Kingdom with an underwater cable. The breakthrough reduced communications between the two countries from weeks to minutes.

Credits

Presenter - William Crawley

Executive Producer for BBC - Deirdre Delvin

Executive Producer for Tern TV - Brendan Hughes

Producer, writer & director - David Starkey

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