A Peculiar Calling
A Peculiar Calling
This chapter demonstrates how Samuel Morse, who was a professor of art and portrait painter, was successful in creating the first practically viable electromagnetic telegraph. It traverses the entire life journey of Morse from his humble beginnings and his search for his true calling to the development of his electromagnetic telegraph. Born to a pastor in Massachusetts, Morse entered Yale University, where he studied a number of subjects ranging from geometry to French. Finally, he began to study painting under Washington Allson, who took him to England. While travelling on a ship from Europe, Morse had a vision of the electromagnetic telegraph and in 1835 was able to create a miniature working of the telegraph. In October 1837, he filed his patent for the telegraph at the U.S. Patent Office.
Keywords: Samuel Morse, electromagnetic telegraph, Yale University, Washington Allston, England, Europe, patent, U.S. Patent Office
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