#OTD #TDIH #August5, 1816: The British Admiralty's Secretary Sir John Barrow rejects Francis Ronalds' invention of the first electric telegraph as "wholly unnecessary" #JohnBarrow #FrancisRonalds #Telegraphy
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis...
#OTD #TDIH #August5, 1816: The British Admiralty's Secretary Sir John Barrow rejects Francis Ronalds' invention of the first electric telegraph as "wholly unnecessary" #JohnBarrow #FrancisRonalds #Telegraphy
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis...