All+About+Samuel+Morse

Samuel Morse was born on April 27, 1791 and was the inventor of Morse code and the telegraph. Samuel Morse was born in Charleston, but lived in New York for most of his life. The telegraph greatly affected the society of the United States because people could now send others telegraphs instead of letters, which took longer to receive. Morse graduated from Yale in 1810. Samuel Morse had an interest in painting for a while, but his true career was in electricity. Later, Morse remodeled an impractical model of the telegraph to make it available to the public. He also made a version of Morse code. Samuel Morse contributed a great amount of time and knowledge to the United States.
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=Inventor Profile=

Born: April 27, 1791 Place of Birth: Charlestown Died: April 2, 1872 Primary residence: New York Primary innovation: The telegraph Other innovations: Morse code, pumps Family: New Jersey iron works Education: Graduated in 1810, student of Yale College Other jobs held: Portrait artist Other inventors/innovators they worked with: His brother Sidney Edward Morse Influenced by other innovators/inventors: Leonard Gale Other information: Interest in painting and electricity, became a well known painter after graduating

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