William Fothergill Cooke
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 144 years ago |
| Date of birth | May 4,1806 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Ealing |
| London | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | June 25,1879 |
| Died | Farnham |
| United Kingdom | |
| Known for | Electrical telegraph |
| Job | Inventor |
| Books | Telegraphic railways |
| The Electric Telegraph, Part 1 | |
| Extracts from the Private Letters of the Late Sir William Fothergill Cooke, 1836-39, Relating to the Invention and Development of the Electric Telegraph: Also, a Memoir | |
| The Electric Telegraph, Was It Invented by Professor Wheatstone? Part II | |
| Education | The University of Edinburgh |
| Awards | Albert Medal |
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| ID | 509688 |
William Fothergill Cooke Life story
Sir William Fothergill Cooke was an English inventor. He was, with Charles Wheatstone, the co-inventor of the Cooke-Wheatstone electrical telegraph, which was patented in May 1837. Together with John Ricardo he founded the Electric Telegraph Company, the world's first public telegraph company, in 1846.
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