William Fothergill Cooke
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Sir William Fothergill Cooke (4 May 1806 – 25 June 1879) was, with Charles Wheatstone
, the co-inventor of the Cooke-Wheatstone electrical telegraph
, which was patented in May 1837. Together with John Lewis Ricardo he founded the Electric Telegraph Company
, the world's first public telegraph company, in 1846.
He was knighted in 1869.
Charles Wheatstone
Sir Charles Wheatstone FRS , was an English scientist and inventor of many scientific breakthroughs of the Victorian era, including the English concertina, the stereoscope , and the Playfair cipher...
, the co-inventor of the Cooke-Wheatstone electrical telegraph
Electrical telegraph
An electrical telegraph is a telegraph that uses electrical signals, usually conveyed via telecommunication lines or radio. The electromagnetic telegraph is a device for human-to-human transmission of coded text messages....
, which was patented in May 1837. Together with John Lewis Ricardo he founded the Electric Telegraph Company
Electric Telegraph Company
The Electric Telegraph Company was the world's first public telegraph company founded in the United Kingdom in 1846 by Sir William Fothergill Cooke and John Lewis Ricardo, MP for Stoke-on-Trent....
, the world's first public telegraph company, in 1846.
He was knighted in 1869.