The telegraph became a model for how people conceptualized communication

Evidence

In this sense the telegraph was not only a new tool of commerce but also a thing to think with, an agency for the alteration of ideas. — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 775

Categorization

• DEFINE: Introduces the idea that technologies serve as conceptual models (‘things to think with’) for thought.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 775
• XREF: connects to: Communication technologies are celebrated for transforming society, not transmitting faster — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 729; Communication models themselves shape concrete human interaction. — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 215; The transmission view of communication derives from nineteenth-century transport metaphors — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 244 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• The telegraph decisively separated communication from transportation #expands (0.75) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 813
• The transmission view of communication derives from nineteenth-century transport metaphors #corroborates (0.60) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 244