Morse, Samuel F(inley) B(reese)
- Morse, Samuel F(inley) B(reese)
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died April 2, 1872, New York, N.Y.
U.S. painter and inventor.
The son of a distinguished geographer,
he attended Yale University and studied painting in England (
1811–
15).
He returned home to work as an itinerant painter;
his portraits still rank among the finest produced in the U.
S.
He cofounded the National Academy of Design and served as its first president (
1826–
45).
Independent of similar efforts in Europe,
he developed an electric telegraph (
1832–
35),
believing his to be the first.
He developed the system of dots and dashes that became known internationally as Morse code (
1838).
Though denied support from Congress for a transatlantic telegraph line,
he received congressional support for the first U.
S.
telegraph line,
from Baltimore to Washington;
on its completion in 1844 he sent the message "
What hath God wrought!"
His patents brought him fame and wealth.
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2010.
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Morse — /mawrs/, n. 1. Jedidiah /jed i duy euh/, 1761 1826, U.S. geographer and Congregational clergyman (father of Samuel F. B. Morse). 2. Samuel F(inley) B(reese) /fin lee breez/, 1791 1872, U.S. artist and inventor: developer of the first successful… … Universalium
Morse — [[t]mɔrs[/t]] n. 1) big Samuel F(inley) B(reese), 1791–1872, U.S. artist and developer of the telegraph 2) crp Morse code … From formal English to slang
Finley — (as used in expressions) Dunne, Finley Peter Finley, Charles O(scar) Morse, Samuel F(inley) B(reese) … Enciclopedia Universal