Modern Marvels

Season 1, Episode 5

Episode Title: Transatlantic Cable

Air Date: 1994-03-27

Overview:

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.