MORSE, SAMUEL FINLEY BREESE
- MORSE, SAMUEL FINLEY BREESE
inventor, born at Charlestown, Massachusetts, graduated at Yale in 1810 and adopted art as a profession; he gained some distinction as a sculptor, and in 1835 was appointed professor of Design in New York; electrical studies were his hobby; between 1832 and 1837 he worked out the idea of an electric telegraph - simultaneously conceived by Wheatstone in England - and in 1843 Congress granted funds for an experimental line between Washington and Baltimore; honour and fortune crowded on him, his invention was adopted all over the world, and he received an international grant of £16,000; he died in New York (1791-1872).
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James Wood.
1907.
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Morse,Samuel Finley Breese — Morse (môrs), Samuel Finley Breese. 1791 1872. American painter and inventor. A portraitist whose subjects included Lafayette, he refined (1838) and patented (1854) the telegraph and developed the telegraphic code that bears his name. * * * … Universalium
Samuel Finley Breese Morse — (* 27. April 1791 in Charlestown, Massachusetts; † 2. April 1872 in New York) war ein US amerikanischer Erfinder und Professor für Malerei, Plastik und Zeichenkunst. Morse entwickelte ab 1837 den ersten brauchbaren … Deutsch Wikipedia
Samuel Finley Breese Morse — noun United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code (1791 1872) • Syn: ↑Morse, ↑Samuel Morse, ↑Samuel F. B. Morse • Instance Hypernyms: ↑inventor, ↑discoverer, ↑artificer, ↑painter … Useful english dictionary
Samuel Finley Breeze Morse — Samuel Finley Breese Morse Samuel Finley Breese Morse (* 27. April 1791 in Charlestown, Massachusetts; † 2. April 1872 in New York) war ein US amerikanischer Erfinder und Professor für Malerei, Plastik und Zeichenkunst. Morse entwickelte ab 1837… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Samuel Finley Morse — Samuel Finley Breese Morse Samuel Finley Breese Morse (* 27. April 1791 in Charlestown, Massachusetts; † 2. April 1872 in New York) war ein US amerikanischer Erfinder und Professor für Malerei, Plastik und Zeichenkunst. Morse entwickelte ab 1837… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Samuel Finley — The Rev. Samuel Finley (b. July 2, 1715 in Armagh, Ireland, d. July 17, 1766, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 1763 DD University of Glasgow (honorary). Evangelical (Presbyterian, New Light ) preacher and academic, he founded the West Nottingham… … Wikipedia
Morse, Samuel F.B. — ▪ American artist and inventor in full Samuel Finley Breese Morse born April 27, 1791, Charlestown, Massachusetts, U.S. died April 2, 1872, New York, New York American painter and inventor who, independent of similar efforts in Europe,… … Universalium
Samuel Morse — Samuel Finley Breese Morse Samuel Finley Breese Morse (* 27. April 1791 in Charlestown, Massachusetts; † 2. April 1872 in New York) war ein US amerikanischer Erfinder und Professor für Malerei, Plastik und Zeichenkunst. Morse entwickelte ab 1837… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Samuel F. B. Morse — Samuel Finley Breese Morse Erinnerungsplakette an er … Deutsch Wikipedia
Samuel Morse — noun United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code (1791 1872) • Syn: ↑Morse, ↑Samuel F. B. Morse, ↑Samuel Finley Breese Morse • Instance Hypernyms: ↑inventor, ↑discoverer, ↑artificer, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
