Title
Telegraphy and Radiotelegraphy
Description
Transcript of a lecture given by tutor emeritus Howard Fisher on February 18, 2026 as part of the Dean's Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean's Office has provided this description of the event: "Overland telegraph technology implicitly embodied a familiar image of electricity as being a mobile substance confined to conductors. But phenomena encountered in undersea telegraph cables presented a competing image, one far more suggestive of Faraday’s image of tension in a dielectric. Subsequent production of electromagnetic waves could be seen as the ultimate practical expression of Faraday’s 'tension' image. But if they were to serve as a communications medium, electromagnetic waves had not only to be produced but be detected; and although various detecting mechanisms were developed, their operation was mysterious: the received images of electric current appeared to provide little clarity."
Creator
Publisher
Coverage
Santa Fe, NM
Date
2026-02-18
Rights
Meem Library has been given permission to make this item available online.
Type
text
Format
pdf
Subject
Language
English
Identifier
SF_FisherH_Telegraphy_and_Radiotelegraphy_2026-02-18
Original Format
pdf
Page numeration
22 pages