Throughout humankind’s journey, we’ve often been led forward, or backward, by Tims and Als. The story of the development of the Worldwide Telegraph Network of the 1800's is no different. Some were honored with statues, their names etched into history. Others faded away almost as quickly as they arrived, forgotten by the very world they helped to build. However, we needed both — reckless ambition tangled with steady craftsmanship to build a global network long before we even finished mapping the world.