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Inventing the Telegraph

After studying the work of American physicist Joseph Henry, Samuel Morse developed a prototype of the telegraph. In 1836, others in Europe were also working on the invention, and it is possible Morse knew about these, but no one had yet developed a fully operational device that could transmit over long distances. In 1838, Morse formed a partnership with fellow inventor Alfred Vail, who contributed funds and helped develop the system of dots and dashes for sending signals that would eventually become known as Morse code.

work cited :http://www.biography.com/people/samuel-morse

The history behind the Morse Code Telegraph

Grief Transforms to Opportunity

Education

Samuel

Finley

Breese

Morse

In the decade between 1825 and 1835, grief transformed to opportunity for Samuel Morse. In February 1825, after giving birth to their third child, Lucretia died. Morse was away from home working on a painting commission when he heard his wife was gravely ill, and by the time he arrived home, she had already been buried. The next year Morse’s father died, and his mother passed three years later. Deep in grief, in 1829 Morse traveled to Europe to recover. On his voyage home, in 1832, he met the inventor Charles Thomas Jackson, and the two got into a discussion about how an electronic impulse could be carried along a wire for long distances. Morse immediately became intrigued and made some sketches of a mechanical device that he believed would accomplish the task.

After graduating from Yale in 1810, Samuel Morse wished to pursue a career as a painter, but his father desired a more substantial profession and arranged for him to apprentice at a bookstore/publisher in Boston, Massachusetts.

Born: April 27, 1791 Charlestown, Massachusetts

Died: April 2, 1872 (Age 80) New York City, New York

Education: Yale College

Occupation: Artist, Inventor

Spouses: Lucretia Pickering Walker & Sarah

Elizabeth Griswold

Early Years

Morse was the first child of the family. His parents were commmitted to is education and brainwashing him into believing calvinist faith (Reformed christianity,protestanism). After a low-quality, showing at Phillips Academy, save for a strong interest in art, his parents sent him to Yale College. Samuel’s record at Yale wasn’t much better, though he found interest in lectures on electricity and focused intensely on his art.

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