Samuel Morse

Samuel Morse

Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American inventor. He contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs, was a co-inventor of the Morse code, and also an accomplished painter.

Morse additionally supported the institution of slavery as well as anti-Catholic and anti-immigration efforts within the United States.

Read more about Samuel Morse:  Birth and Education, Painting, Attributed Artworks, Telegraphy, Relays, Federal Support, Patent, Slavery, Anti-Catholic and Anti-immigration Efforts, Marriages, Later Years, Honors and Awards, Patents

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