Samuel MorseBy: Gabriel Wegener

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Samuel Morse... .- -- ..- . .-.. / -- --- .-. ... .

• Born: April 27, 1791

• Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts

• Samuel Morse lived in Charlestown, Massachusetts

• Died: April 2, 1872 in New York City, New York

• Died at the age of 80

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• Samuel Morse is the inventor of Morse Code

• He invented Morse Code in 1844

What is Morse Code?• An alphabet or code in which letters are

represented by combinations of long or short signals of light or sound.

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The Telegraph• Samuel Morse created

Morse Code to send messages over the telegraph.

• The telegraph was the fastest way to send a message over long distances.

• The telegraph wasn’t popular until after Morse Code was invented.

Facts about Samuel Morse

Samuel Morse painted me

Fun Facts

• He was a painter too!

• He went to Yale College

• He was a professor of arts and design at New York University when he invented Morse Code

Samuel Morse was born here.

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