Sir Charles William Siemens (Noun)
Meaning
Engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Sir Charles William Siemens was instrumental in laying the transatlantic telegraph cables that connected the Old and New Worlds via submarine communication.
- Sir Charles William Siemens remained in England after his brother Werner returned to Germany and built a thriving business as a merchant.
- Sir Charles William Siemens' association with the Atlantic Telegraph Company led to his involvement in the laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable in the late 1860s.
- One of Sir Charles William Siemens' most important inventions was the use of a barge-mounted winding gear to handle long lengths of submarine telegraph cable.
- Sir Charles William Siemens was knighted for his services to the British empire in recognition of his work on submarine telegraphy.