| Title | The Science of Telegraphing — Its Inception and Progress — Gradual Development and Perfection |
| Publication | The Story of the Telegraph, and a History of the Great Atlantic Cable |
| Date | 1858 [day and month not identified] |
| Page | 22 |
| Author | Charles F. Briggs & Augustus Maverick |
| Source | Internet Archive |
| Clipping id | TOA-TEL-1858-003 |
| Permalink | https://technooptimism.org/archive/telegraph/toa-tel-1858-003/ |
| Technology | Telegraph |
| Promise type | Peace, International Understanding |
| Summary | The telegraph is presented as a transformative global force that will connect all nations and eliminate prejudice and conflict. By enabling constant exchange of ideas across borders, it is framed as making hostility between nations effectively impossible |