▁completed ▁the ▁monument al ▁Ind o - Europe an ▁te legraph ▁line ▁stretch ing ▁over ▁ 1 1 , 0 0 0   km ▁from ▁London ▁to ▁Cal cut ta . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁Werner ▁von ▁S iem ens ▁described ▁a ▁dynam o ▁without ▁permanent ▁magnet s . ▁A ▁similar ▁system ▁was ▁also ▁independently ▁invent ed ▁by ▁Charles ▁Whe at stone , ▁but ▁S iem ens ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁company ▁to ▁build ▁such ▁devices . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁a ▁S iem ens ▁AC ▁Altern ator ▁driven ▁by ▁a ▁wat erm ill ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁power ▁the ▁world ' s ▁first ▁electric ▁street ▁light ing ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁God al ming , ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁The ▁company ▁continued ▁to ▁grow ▁and ▁divers ified ▁into ▁electric ▁trains ▁and ▁light ▁bul bs . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁it ▁opened ▁its ▁first ▁office ▁in ▁Japan . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁the ▁founder ▁retired ▁and ▁left ▁the ▁running ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁his ▁brother ▁Carl ▁and ▁sons ▁Arnold ▁and ▁Wilhelm . ▁▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁ ▁S iem ens ▁& ▁H als ke ▁( S ▁& ▁H ) ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁and ▁then ▁merged ▁parts ▁of ▁its ▁activities ▁with ▁Sch uck ert ▁& ▁Co ., ▁N ure m berg ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁to ▁become ▁S iem ens - Sch uck ert . ▁ ▁In ▁