Brett, John Watkins 1805 - 1863
1805-1863, telegraphic engineer; submarine telegraphy developer; art collector, British
1851 - successfully laid cable Dover-Calais;
1856 - founded Atlantic Telegraph Company;
1858 - published 'On the origin and progress of the oceanic telegraph, with a few brief facts and opinions of the press'; never married, Brett bequeathed his estate to various missionary societies.