Thomson attacked Whitehouse's contention in a letter to the popular Athenaeum magazine, pitching himself into the public eye. Thomson recommended a larger conductor with a larger cross section of insulation. He thought Whitehouse no fool and suspected that he might have the practical skill to make the existing design work. Thomson's work had attracted the attention of the project's undertakers. In December 1856, he was elected to the board of directors of the Atlantic Telegraph Company.
Thomson attacked Whitehouse's contention in a letter to the popular Athenaeum magazine pitching himself into the public eye Thomson recommended a larger conductor with a larger cross section of insulation He thought Whitehouse no fool and suspected that he might have the practical skill to make the existing design work Thomson's work had attracted the attention of the project's undertakers In December 1856 he was elected to the board of directors of the Atlantic Telegraph Company