Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://gographicsoutput.com/video/fcVitT632WR.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The Man Who Destroyed the First Internet ⚡🔌 [CltAqnpX6RD] Health Updated on August 11, 2026 EDT — Published on August 11, 2026 EDT Before fiber optics and the modern internet, a single copper wire was all that connected the world. In 1858, Cyrus Field successfully laid the first Transatlantic Telegraph Cable, allowing Queen Victoria and President Buchanan to communicate across the ocean. But the triumph was short-lived. Discover how one arrogant engineer, Dr. W. Whitehouse, destroyed the greatest engineering marvel of the 19th century by blasting 2,000 volts through the fragile wire. If the internet suddenly went down for 10 days today, what would you do? Let me know below! 👇 #techhistory #engineering #transatlanticcable #cyrusfield #historyshorts #internet #historicalfails #edutainment 2DUZfr0sGGX 6luq4Ft80WV pYN6JY99XPw 2Xrk3wTLL7A zEWStUTz0Xw I2fFBY6xvXe
Before fiber optics and the modern internet, a single copper wire was all that connected the world. In 1858, Cyrus Field successfully laid the first Transatlantic Telegraph Cable, allowing Queen Victoria and President Buchanan to communicate across the ocean. But the triumph was short-lived. Discover how one arrogant engineer, Dr. W. Whitehouse, destroyed the greatest engineering marvel of the 19th century by blasting 2,000 volts through the fragile wire. If the internet suddenly went down for 10 days today, what would you do? Let me know below! 👇 #techhistory #engineering #transatlanticcable #cyrusfield #historyshorts #internet #historicalfails #edutainment 2DUZfr0sGGX 6luq4Ft80WV pYN6JY99XPw 2Xrk3wTLL7A zEWStUTz0Xw I2fFBY6xvXe