Samuel F. B Morse was the inventor of the Morse Code and the single-wire telegraph. Morse was also a painter and he founded the National Academy of Design.
The Morse code is an an electronic code or alphabet used to carry messages at high speeds. The code consists of dashes and dots and is still used today by ham radio operators and pilots.US News & World Report: Google Logo Honors Morse Code (April 27, 2009)
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Samuel Finley Breese Morse
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April 27, 1791
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Educated at the Phillips Academy in Andover, MassachusettsInvent.org: Inventor Profile: Samuel F.B. Morse
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Was the Professor of Painting and Sculpture at the University of the City in New YorkRod's pages: Samuel Morse
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Was a painter and was the founder of the National Academy of Design
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Invented the first singe-wire working telegraph, an improvement upon the telegraphPBS.org: Who Made America? Samuel Morse
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First message sent by Morse Code was "What hat God wrought"Rod's pages: Samuel Morse
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There was a statue put in place at New York's Central Park in 1871 in celebration of his 80th birthday in 1871Rod's pages: Samuel Morse
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Google changed their name to appear in Morse code In honor of what would be Morse's 218th birthday on April 27, 2009US News & World Report: Google Logo Honors Morse Code (April 27, 2009)
