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...Many laypeople then conflated electricity with
spiritualism and black magic. Scientists and engineers thought that it was some kind of invisible fluid that flowed through wires like water through
pipes. As late as 1862, the professional journal Electrician declared that
“telegraphy has been until lately an art occult even to many of the votaries of electrical science.”
— Aug 17, 2026 05:37PM
spiritualism and black magic. Scientists and engineers thought that it was some kind of invisible fluid that flowed through wires like water through
pipes. As late as 1862, the professional journal Electrician declared that
“telegraphy has been until lately an art occult even to many of the votaries of electrical science.”
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When at last the cable was on the bottom, its armoring had to protect it against submerged rocks, sharp edges and sheer drops of unknown depth and even, for all Field knew, against attacks from deep-sea denizens with an appetite for iron, copper, or gutta-percha.
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