One of the great technical achievements that revolutionized the idea of time and space, opening a new era in the history of communication, is telegraphy. It is based on the transmission of electrical signals through a cable over long distances, allowing people to communicate instantly. The telegraph spread very quickly and a network of wires stretched around the world.
In 1837, the American painter and physicist Samuel Morse invented the first electromagnetic device for telegraphy, patented in 1840. To send messages by wire, Morse developed in 1838 a simple code of dots and dashes, which represented the letters of the alphabet, known as "Morse code ".
Both Morse code and the telegraph machine were improved over time, with the telegraph becoming the most widespread system of communication and information transmission for more than a century, until the advent of the Internet. The telegraph system consisted of a series of stations repeaters along the transmission line route. Each station had an operator who received and transmitted messages by telegraph. The Morse machine transmitted about 25 words per minute, which were recorded in code on a paper tape. The operator in charge of transmitting the message would decode it and write it on paper using a special typewriter.
In Bessarabia, the telegraph entered in 1860: on April 8, the Bender telegraph station began its activity, and on April 24, the one in Chisinau, following the construction of the first Odesa-Chisinau-Leova telegraph line. Currently, telegraph services have been discontinued. The only ones who still use coded communication are radio amateurs.
The Morse telegraph machine shown comes from the Osinoostrovsky electrotechnical plant, Soviet Union, and dates back to 1934. The exhibit was restored by Mihail Culașco.
Influence of the Holy Mount Athos on the spiritual and cultural life of Moldova
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. I [XVI], nr. 2, Istorie. Muzeologie Chișinău, 2007
The Holy Mount Athos was and remains an important spiritual centre of the Orthodox world, a place where „islands of sedateness and calmness, prayer, feast and ascetism flourish”, nicknamed as a „Mecca of Christians”. In the Middle Ages the Mount Athos contributed much to the spiritual and cultural life of Moldova. In particular this influence is detectable in ecclesiastical architecture, iconography, frescos, etc. After short visits to the Mount Athos Moldavian monks came back to Moldova where they founded or reorganized monastic life according to the rules of the Mount Athos. The Mount Athos style had a strong influence on the educational activity of Moldavian monasteries and on the monks who lived there. Thus, following the tradition of the Holy Mount, libraries were founded in monastic communities, and their scriptoria produced copies of ancient manuscripts and Christian books. This allowed collecting and preserving valuable historical and cultural documents, monuments of literature and art. It is very important that the Moldavian monks have brought home from the Holy Mount the doctrine of Hesychasm. Following the example of their Mount Athos counterparts they established communities in forests and mountains, which became centres of devotion, ascetism, and Hesychasm.
One of the great technical achievements that revolutionized the idea of time and space, opening a new era in the history of communication, is telegraphy. It is based on the transmission of electrical signals through a cable over long distances, allowing people to communicate instantly...
The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.