cable work
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Army, reporting the results of recent experiments in ocean cable work, stated that a universal automatic telegraph transmitter, applicable to radio, land lines and submarine cables, has been tested on artificial cables in the laboratory.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was also well adapted for cable work through having both screw and paddles.
From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Gray, Andrew
The firm of Thomson, Varley & Jenkin took a prominent part in cable work; and Thomson and Jenkin acted as engineers for many large undertakings.
From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Gray, Andrew
It is employed in Europe and in submarine cable work.
From Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)
It was to supply such a desideratum for cable work that Sir William Thomson invented the siphon recorder, his second important contribution to the province of practical telegraphy.
From Heroes of the Telegraph by Munro, John
