Telegraph

<p><span class="deck">It took a decade of effort, heart-breaking disappointments, and the largest ship afloat before Cyrus Field could lay a successful cable across the Atlantic</span></p>

<p><span class="deck"> Early in his military career, the apostle of air power blazed a trail through the wilderness, forging the last link in a telegraph line to the edge of the Bering Sea</span> </p>

<p><span class="deck">The making and breaking of codes and ciphers has played an exciting and often crucial part in American history</span></p>

<p><span class="deck"> <span class="typestyle"> When did we start saying it? And why?</span> </span></p>

<p><span class="deck">The urge to move documents as fast as possible has always been a national preoccupation because it has always been a necessity. Faxes and Federal Express are just the latest among many innovations for getting the message across.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">In 1820, their daily existence was practically medieval; 30 later, many of them were living the modern life.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">Despite all the recent talk, governments will never be much good at fostering new technologies.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">The telegraph was an even more dramatic innovation in its day than the Internet</span></p>