Projects - Sloan Science & Film

The Great Transatlantic Cable

The story of Cyrus Field and the creation of the transatlantic telegraph line.

CREDITS

Written and Produced by David Axlerod
Directed by Peter Jones
Edited by Kate Amend
Produced by WGBH for The American Experience

SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS

Engineering

AWARDS

2005, Television: WGBH Production Award

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Short Films
Feature Films

A science focused teaching framework for short and feature films, all of which have received awards from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for their depictions of scientific themes or characters.