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 AllRefer.com - Samuel Finley Breese Morse (Technology, Biography) - Encyclopedia
In any case, Morse in 1844 demonstrated to Congress the practicability of his instrument by transmitting the famous message "What hath God wrought" over a wire from Washington to Baltimore.
Morse subsequently was compelled to defend his invention in court, although by then he commanded the acclaim of the world.
Both Morse and John Draper were instrumental in introducing the daguerreotype in the United States.
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 MSN Encarta - Samuel Morse
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese (1791-1872), American artist and inventor, known for his part in the invention of the electric telegraph and the Morse code (see Morse Code, International).
Morse was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts (now part of Boston), on April 27, 1791, and educated at Yale College (now Yale University).
The line was successfully installed, and on May 24, 1844, Morse sent the first message: “What hath God wrought!” Morse was subsequently involved in much litigation over his claim to the invention of the telegraph, and the courts decided in his favor.
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 ipedia.com: Samuel F. B. Morse Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Samuel Finley Breese Morse was an American inventor, history and portrait painter, and is most famous for inventing the telegraph and Morse code.
Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 - April 2, 1872) was an American inventor, history and portrait painter, and is most famous for inventing the telegraph and Morse code.
In the 1830s, Morse had invented the electrical telegraph, based on Hans Christian Ørsted's discovery in 1820 of the relationship between electricity and magnetism.
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 Morse, Samuel Finley Breese on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Associated with the Hudson River school, he also executed a number of landscapes and, less successfully, various historical works.
Learning in 1832 of Ampère's idea for the electric telegraph, Morse worked for the next 12 years, with the aid of the chemist Leonard Gale, physicist Joseph Henry,, and machinist Alfred Vail to perfect his own version of the instrument.
After 160 years helping to save lives at sea, the Morse Code is finally scuppered.(News)
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 Samuel Finley Breese Morse
He returned to the United States in 1815, took up portrait painting, and gained a considerable reputation in this field.
Learning in 1832 of Ampère's idea for the electric telegraph, Morse worked for the next 12 years, with the aid of the chemist Leonard Gale, physicist Joseph
So many phases of the telegraph, however, had already been anticipated by other inventors, especially in Great Britain, Germany, and France, that Morse's originality as the inventor of telegraphy has been questioned; even the
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"Morse, SAMUEL FINLEY BREESE " entry from "The New Practical Reference Library Vol 4"
"Morse, Samuel Finley Breese " entry from "Aiton’s Encyclopedia Vol 4"
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