Samuel F. B. Morse

1791 - 1892

Samuel F. B. Morse (1491 - 1892) was an American painter and inventor who, most famously remembered for his contributions to telegraphy and his developement of morse code.

Terms

United States
Charlestown

reference

"Samuel F.B. Morse." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2015. Web. 20 Mar. 2015. <http://academic.eb.com/EBchecked/topic/393059/Samuel-F-B-Morse>.

Book(s) related to this person:

Examination of the Telegraphic Apparatus and the Process in Telegraphy

Magnetic Telegraph: Letter from the Secretary of Treasury (G. M. Bibb) Transmitting a Letter from Prof. Morse, relative to the Magnetic Telegraph, December 23, 1844

Samuel F. B. Morse to Moses G. Farmer, 16 July 1868.