
The telegraph was the first technology to let information travel faster than a human or vehicle could move. That single change rewired business, diplomacy, journalism, and warfare. Messages that once took days or weeks could suddenly cross great distances in minutes.
Financial markets became more tightly linked, news became more immediate, and governments gained faster command over far-flung territories. The telegraph was, in effect, the opening move in the age of instant communication.
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