Life of Samuel F. B. Morse
Even born in a small town you can accomplish anything. Samuel Finley Breese Morse was born on April 27, 1791 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Samuel Morse was the first born child of Jedidiah and Elisabeth Morse. His parents really wanted Samuel to commit to his education, and his Calvinist religion. Samuel went to a mediocre school, Phillips Academy, for art, before attending Yale College. After he graduated college at Yale, Samuel wanted to have a career as a painter, but his father wanted him to have a more prestigious career than painting. His father arranged for him to be an apprentice at a bookstore in Boston. However, Samuel still had a love for art, so his dad allowed him to go to England for a better study
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While on a long trip to Europe, Samuel received a letter, which told him that his wife Lucretia was really ill. By the time he got back home, his wife already had died and been buried. That accident led to Morse trying to find a way to send messages to the other side of the world faster. In 1838, Morse formed a partnership with Alfred Vail, who helped with funds, and developing the system of the dots and dashes of Morse code. Samuel Morse brought the telegraph to life with the first message “What hath God wrought” (.-- …. .- - (what) …. .- - …. (hath) --. --- -.. (God) .-- .-. --- ..- --. …. – (wrought)) between Washington D.C. to Baltimore, Maryland, on May 24, 1844. Sadly, on April 2, 1872 at the age of 81, and only 25 days before his 82 birthday, Morse passed away. Without Samuel F. B. Morse, we would not have a lot of inventions we have today. If we put all of our time and energy we can accomplish great things like Samuel F. B. Morse. Samuel Morse showed us we can do anything we want. He showed us it doesn’t matter where you are from, what family you grow up in to do what you love. We all learn how important stuff or people by losing them in one split second. You can be anyone you want, just if you be you, and you must put time, energy, 100% focus, and effort, you may accomplish anything. Just only a matter of time before you may be
Morse Code has been in use for 160 years, the longest of any encoding system ever used. The telegraph, the invention that required the creation of Morse Code, was developed in the 1830’s and the 1840’s by Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail. This revolutionized long distance communication. Morse then developed a code, Morse Code, that allowed messages to be sent using the telegraph. This was a turning point in the war was to be fought. Now individuals hundreds of miles away could make key decisions in battle such as, where to push men, if reinforcements are needed, or if retreat was necessary. The telegraph and Morse Code completely changed the way war was fought and the elements it set out are still present today.
Without Morse code today we wouldn't have the ability to transmit code and top secret information from across the world within a matter of seconds. Morse code remains popular with amateur radio operators around the world. It is also commonly used for emergency signals. It can be sent in a variety of ways with improvised devices that can be switched easily on and off, such as
“You can have anything you want, if you want it badly enough. You can be anything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness of purpose” said one of America’s founding father’s, Abraham Lincoln.
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I was fascinated by how an individual would not let society keep it from doing what it enjoyed. Equality 7-2521, who was an intelligent and curious individual, lived in a society that was shadowed by collectivism, performing the unwanted task of sweeping the city’s streets. However, he was willing to risk is life to do something that he enjoyed, which was to learn, experiment, and create. Equality 7-2521 defied all of society’s commandments and committed several transgressions just to bring “light” to his brothers, who were blinded by the darkness of society. Having pursued such an act, Equality 7-2521 displayed courage, intelligence, and the willingness to fight for and pursue happiness. This scene has taught me that, even under the oppression of others, I should pursue a career that I enjoy and fight for what makes me
Samuel Finley Breese Morse was born on April 27, 1791 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. He was the first child of clergyman Jedidiah Morse and Elisabeth Finley Morse and they were both very religious following the Calvinist faith. His parents were committed in his education and after having a strong interest in art, his parents sent him to Yale college. Afterwards, he graduated from Yale in 1810 and wanted to fulfill his career as a painter but his father arranged him as an apprentice at a bookstore/publisher in Boston, Massachusetts. He continued to pursue his passion for art in England and returned to America in 1815 to set up a studio in Boston. Shortly after. He married Lucretia Walker in 1818, and they had three children. In February 1825,
Samuel Finley Breese Morse was an Inventor and an artist he Invented morse code and a telegraph system and painted many beautiful paintings. Speaking of art morse before becoming an inventor Samuel Finley Breese Morse was an Inventor and an artist he Invented morse code and a telegraph system and painted many beautiful paintings. Samuel Finley Breese Morse was an Inventor and an artist he Invented morse code and a telegraph system and painted many beautiful paintings.“The son of a Calvinist preacher, Massachusetts-born Samuel F. B. Morse studied philosophy and mathematics at Yale University before turning his attention to the arts, eventually travelling to England in 1811 to study painting. After his return stateside, he received commissions
Benjamin Franklin an intersting life. Franklin was born in boston in January 17, 1790 after two years of schooling he stayed home as an apprintice in his father's candle making shop. Two years after starting to work at his father's shop Frankin secrectly wrote articles for the newspaper and { labelled them as being by ''Mrs. silence Dogood}. He quarrled with his brother and ran away to Philadelphia. Franklin loved books and reading. Franklin at age 21, esbalished the
Samuel Morse was born on April 27 1791 and died April 2 1872. In his early years he was the first child of Jedidah Morse and Elizabeth Morse. He focused mainly about art. But after graduating from Yale in 1810, he wished his career more on painting, but his after was more professional than him. Nut he continued to be interested in painting and study more about it in england, when he got there he worked with 7 british masters, he also worked with the american artist Benjamin West in Royal Academy. But he came back to america and had a studio in boston in 1815 and he was married in 1818 by this woman named Lucretia Walker they had 3 kids but his art was used by a lot of people and by him inventing the telegraph it helped us to communicate with
Samuel Morse, was born in the summer of 1791 April 27, from a family of the Calvinist faith in Charlestown, Massachusetts. His father Jedidiah Morse, was considered a great pastor of the faith and a geographer, meaning: “the study of Earth and human society.” He was married to Elizabeth A.F. Morse and little is known about her. But on the other hand, J. Morse fully supported the American Federalist party, the meaning: “strong national government and creating friendly relationships with Britain.” So, this strongly influenced Samuel Morse’s education, and after graduating from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. He attended Yale University, where he studied religious philosophy, mathematics, painting,
Samuel Wilson was born September 13, 1766 in Menotomy Massachusetts. Wilson was the seventh of thirteen kids. Wilson grows up on a farm close to Mason New Hampshire, also the place he moved when he was about fourteen years of age. When Wilson was about twenty-two years old he and his older brother Ebenezer Wilson moved away from home to seek their dreams in Troy, New York, about seven miles north of Albany. In about a year or so the two
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After years of waiting, Morse finally received word in 1849 that he got the patent. He was now known as the sole inventor of the telegraph. Congress renewed Morse’s patent several years later. Morse became very wealthy from people using the telegraph and later in his life donated a great sum to charities and colleges.
Example:# 1 Samuel morse was so inclined to create the telegraph that when he could only get the message through only a couple hundred feet of line, he enlisted the help of leonard gale. A new york college professor helped him solve the problem by adding switches and relays at frequent points to boost the signal
Every child has a dream, to pursue the dream is in any child’s hand to make it reality (Samuel Morse). Samuel Morse was born April 27, 1791 in Charlestown Massachusetts. He wanted to pursue a career in art, but his dad had other ideas. When he went to Yale university he focused on art but found an interest in electricity. Samuel Morse graduated from Yale as an artist, but his father desired a bigger job so he arranged for Morse to be an apprentice a bookstore in boston. Morse continued in art and his father let him. In 1832 Morse met the inventor Charles Thomas Jackson who he had a take to about how electronic impulse could be carried along a wire for long distances. That was the moment when Morse wanted to be an inventor.