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Samuel F. B. Morse
Telegraph
- Although we may not need it anymore, the telegraph
revolutionized communication. Morse developed 'lightning wires' and
'Morse code,' an electronic alphabet that could carry messages.
- The
patent was applied for in 1840. A line was constructed between
Baltimore and Washington and the first message, sent in 1844, was 'What
hath God wrought!'
- Because of Morse, by 1861, the two coasts of the
United States were linked by telegraph.
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