Samuel Finley Breese Morse
1791 – 1872 · aged 81
American inventor and painter (1791–1872)
- Born
- 27 Apr 1791 · Charlestown
- Died
- 2 Apr 1872 · Manhattan
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- 27 Apr 1791BornBorn in Charlestown
- 2 Apr 1872DiedDied in Manhattan
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- 1812 – 1815War of 1812
- 1814 – 1815Congress of Vienna
- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
Biography
Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American inventor and painter. After establishing his reputation as a portrait painter, Morse, in his middle age, contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. He was a co-developer and the namesake of Morse code in 1837 and helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy.
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