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Heroes of the Telegraph
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John Munro
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If
we
look
for
the
secret
of
Siemens's
remarkable
success,
we
shall
assuredly
find
it
in
an
inventive
mind,
coupled
with
a
strong
commercial
instinct,
and
supported
by
a
physical
energy
which
enabled
him
to
labour
long
and
incessantly.
It
is
told
that
when
a
mechanical
problem
was
brought
to
him
for
solution,
he
would
suggest
six
ways
of
overcoming
the
difficulty,
three
of
which
would
be
impracticable,
the
others
feasible,
and
one
at
least
successful.
From
this
we
gather
that
his
mind
was
fertile
in
expedients.
The
large
works
which
he
established
are
also
a
proof
that,
unlike
most
inventors,
he
did
not
lose
his
interest
in
an
invention,
or
forsake
it
for
another
before
it
had
been
brought
into
the
market.
On
the
contrary,
he
was
never
satisfied
with
an
invention
until
it
was
put
into
practical
operation.
To
the
ordinary
observer,
Siemens
did
not
betray
any
signs
of
the
untiring
energy
that
possessed
him.
His
countenance
was
usually
serene
and
tranquil,
as
that
of
a
thinker
rather
than
a
man
of
action;
his
demeanour
was
cool
and
collected;
his
words
few
and
well-chosen.
In
his
manner,
as
well
as
in
his
works,
there
was
no
useless
waste
of
power.
To
the
young
he
was
kind
and
sympathetic,
hearing,
encouraging,
advising;
a
good
master,
a
firm
friend.
His
very
presence
had
a
calm
and
orderly
influence
on
those
about
him,
which
when
he
presided
at
a
Public
meeting
insensibly
introduced
a
gracious
tone.
The
diffident
took
heart
before
him,
and
the
presumptuous
were
checked.
The
virtues
which
accompanied
him
into
public
life
did
not
desert
him
in
private.
In
losing
him,
we
have
lost
not
only
a
powerful
intellect,
but
a
bright
example,
and
an
amiable
man.
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