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Samuel Finley Breese Morse

Samuel Finley Breese Morse
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Samuel Finley Breese Morse was an American inventor and painter. After establishing his reputation as a portrait painter, Morse, in his middle age, contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs.

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  1. John Frederic DaniellMarch 12, 1790 – March 13, 1845
  2. Robert StirlingOctober 25, 1790 – June 6, 1878
  3. Charles BabbageDecember 26, 1791 – October 18, 1871
  4. Michael FaradaySeptember 22, 1791 – August 25, 1867
  5. Peter CooperFebruary 12, 1791 – April 4, 1883
  6. Samuel Finley Breese Morse (this page)April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872

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