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Plaque for Atlantic telegraph pioneer Sir Daniel Gooch Plaque for Atlantic telegraph pioneer Sir Daniel Gooch
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The pioneer who coordinated the connection of the United States and Great Britain by electric telegraph is to be commemorated with a blue plaque. The pioneer who coordinated the connection of the United States and Great Britain by electric telegraph has been commemorated with a blue plaque.
Sir Daniel Gooch ran the project, which saw Isambard Kingdom Brunel's ship SS Great Eastern lay the seabed cable.Sir Daniel Gooch ran the project, which saw Isambard Kingdom Brunel's ship SS Great Eastern lay the seabed cable.
Sir Daniel, a locomotive engineer, worked for Brunel and became chairman of the Great Western Railway.Sir Daniel, a locomotive engineer, worked for Brunel and became chairman of the Great Western Railway.
The plaque will be unveiled later at Windsor & Eton Central station. The plaque was unveiled earlier by the Mayor of Windsor and Maidenhead at Windsor & Eton Central station.
Mayor of Windsor and Maidenhead Councillor Eileen Quick, said: "Before the age of the internet and telephones the telegraph was the fastest way to communicate. Mayor Eileen Quick said: "Before the age of the internet and telephones the telegraph was the fastest way to communicate.
"It could be said that Sir Daniel was a pioneer in bringing us the truly connected world we live in today.""It could be said that Sir Daniel was a pioneer in bringing us the truly connected world we live in today."
Born in Bedlington, Northumberland in 1816, he died at his country estate near Windsor on 15 October 1889.Born in Bedlington, Northumberland in 1816, he died at his country estate near Windsor on 15 October 1889.
He was buried at the Church of St Andrew, Clewer.He was buried at the Church of St Andrew, Clewer.