Samuel Morse, American Inventor #11
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Samuel Morse, American Inventor #11
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Samuel F. B. Morse (1791 -1872), improved the telegraph, and invented of "Morse code." Morse had little training in electricity but realized that pulses of electrical current could convey information over wires. Morse's interest in telegraphy began in 1832, and the elements of a relay system were demonstrated in 1837. Morse soon developed 'lightning wires' and 'Morse code, an electronic alphabet that could carry messages. A line was constructed between Baltimore and Washington and the first message, sent on May 24,1844, read "What hath God wrought!". In 1861 the two coasts of the United States were linked by telegraph.
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