Samuel Morse
April 27, 1791 –April 2, 1872
Inventor, Physicist, Sculptor, Painter, University teacher, Photographer
Lived 80 years
- Born in
- Charlestown
- Passed away in
- Manhattan
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.
Notable works: Morse code Awards: Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Dannebrog, Knight of the Legion of Honour, National Inventors Hall of Fame, Knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, Knight of the Order of the Tower and Sword, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Education: Yale College, Royal Academy of Arts
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Morse