Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=RO10n8CB8j0 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The Man Who Destroyed the First Internet ⚡🔌 [ZtDS9C9mu6H] Health Updated on August 11, 2026 EDT — Published on August 11, 2026 EDT Before fiber optics and the modern internet, a single copper wire was all that connected the world. In 1858, Cyrus Field successfully laid the first Transatlantic Telegraph Cable, allowing Queen Victoria and President Buchanan to communicate across the ocean. But the triumph was short-lived. Discover how one arrogant engineer, Dr. W. Whitehouse, destroyed the greatest engineering marvel of the 19th century by blasting 2,000 volts through the fragile wire. If the internet suddenly went down for 10 days today, what would you do? Let me know below! 👇 #techhistory #engineering #transatlanticcable #cyrusfield #historyshorts #internet #historicalfails #edutainment ByKyZAjcqfT lhj2SVhPSPc yGWPDChIh5B KWH2Ue3D3Oc iBbmBHViFou
Before fiber optics and the modern internet, a single copper wire was all that connected the world. In 1858, Cyrus Field successfully laid the first Transatlantic Telegraph Cable, allowing Queen Victoria and President Buchanan to communicate across the ocean. But the triumph was short-lived. Discover how one arrogant engineer, Dr. W. Whitehouse, destroyed the greatest engineering marvel of the 19th century by blasting 2,000 volts through the fragile wire. If the internet suddenly went down for 10 days today, what would you do? Let me know below! 👇 #techhistory #engineering #transatlanticcable #cyrusfield #historyshorts #internet #historicalfails #edutainment ByKyZAjcqfT lhj2SVhPSPc yGWPDChIh5B KWH2Ue3D3Oc iBbmBHViFou