Samuel Morse

Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American painter and inventor. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. He was a co-developer of the Morse code, and helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy.

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Samuel Morse
Birth dateApril 27, 1791
Birth nameSamuel Finley Breese Morse
Birth place
Charlestown Boston , Massachusetts
Date of deathApril 02, 1872
Place of death
New York City , New York
Education
Yale College
Known for
Morse code

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