Lightboxes
Cart
alb3808449

Samuel Morse, American Inventor

Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 - April 2, 1872) was an American inventor. While returning by ship from Europe in 1832, he encountered Charles Jackson, a man well schooled in electromagnetism. Witnessing experiments with Jackson's electromagnet, Morse developed the concept of a single-wire telegraph. The original Morse telegraph, submitted with his patent application, is part of the collections of the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institution. He was also the co-developer of the Morse code which became the primary language of telegraphy in the world. It is still the standard for rhythmic transmission of data. Morse received a patent for the telegraph in 1847. The Morse telegraphic apparatus was officially adopted as the standard for European telegraphy in 1851. Morse was a leader in the anti-Catholic and anti-immigration movement, and became well known as a defender of slavery. He died of pneumonia in 1872, 25 days short of his 81st birthday.
Share
pinterestPinterest
twitterTwitter
facebookFacebook
emailEmail

Add to another lightbox

Add to another lightbox
add to lightbox print share
Do you already have an account? Sign in
You do not have an account? Register
Buy this image
Title:
Samuel Morse, American Inventor
Caption:
Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 - April 2, 1872) was an American inventor. While returning by ship from Europe in 1832, he encountered Charles Jackson, a man well schooled in electromagnetism. Witnessing experiments with Jackson's electromagnet, Morse developed the concept of a single-wire telegraph. The original Morse telegraph, submitted with his patent application, is part of the collections of the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institution. He was also the co-developer of the Morse code which became the primary language of telegraphy in the world. It is still the standard for rhythmic transmission of data. Morse received a patent for the telegraph in 1847. The Morse telegraphic apparatus was officially adopted as the standard for European telegraphy in 1851. Morse was a leader in the anti-Catholic and anti-immigration movement, and became well known as a defender of slavery. He died of pneumonia in 1872, 25 days short of his 81st birthday.
Personalities:
SAMUEL FINLEY BREESE MORSE
Credit:
Album / LOC/Science Source
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
Rights questions?
Image size:
3000 x 3462 px | 29.7 MB
Print size:
25.4 x 29.3 cm | 10.0 x 11.5 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
1791 • 1872 • 19TH CENTURY • AMERICA • AMERICAN • BW • CELEBRITY • CO-INVENTOR • COMMUNICATION • ELECTRIC • ELECTRICAL ENGINEER • ELECTRICAL SIGNALS • ELECTRICAL TELEGRAPH • ELECTRICAL • ELECTRICITY • ELECTROMAGNETIC • ENGINEER • FAMOUS • FIGURE • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • IMPORTANT • INVENTOR (MALE) • INVENTOR • MALE • MAN • MASS COMMUNICATION • MEN • MORSE CODE • MORSE TELEGRAPH • MORSE • MORSING • NOTABLE • PERSONALITIES • PERSONALITY • PHOTO • PHOTOGRAPH • RECEIVER • SAM MORSE • SAMUEL FINLEY BREESE MORSE • SAMUEL MORSE • SCIENCE • SIGNAL RECEIVER • SINGLE WIRE TELEGRAPH SYSTEM • SINGLE-WIRE TELEGRAPH SYSTEM • TECHNOLOGICAL • TECHNOLOGY • TELE-COMMUNICATION • TELECOMMUNICATION • TELEGRAPH KEY • TELEGRAPH • TELEGRAPHY • UNITED STATES • US • USA • WELL-KNOWN