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  1. 1839. In Paris, Morse meets Louis Daguerre, the creator of the daguerreotype, and publishes the first American description of this process of photography. Morse becomes one of the first Americans to make daguerreotypes in the United States. From his birth in 1791 to when he meets Louis Daguerre in Paris in 1839.

  2. Timeline. Samuel F. B. Morse's life and career are carefully showcased in this special presentation timeline. 1791-1839 From his birth in 1791 to when he meets Louis Daguerre in Paris in 1839. 1840-1872 From the grant of his patent for the telegraph in 1840 to his death in 1872. Articles and Essays. Artist, Politician, Photographer.

    • Early Life and Education
    • Trip to England
    • Family
    • Interest in Electricity Resurfaces
    • Developing The Telegraph
    • New Family
    • Legacy
    • Sources

    Samuel F.B. Morse was born on April 27, 1791, in Charlestown, Massachusetts, the first child of noted geographer and Congregational minister Jedidiah Morse and Elizabeth Ann Finley Breese. His parents were committed to his schooling and the Calvinist faith. His early education at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, was undistinguished, exce...

    A year later, Morse's parents relented and let him sail to England with Allston. He attended the Royal Academy of Arts in London and received instruction from Pennsylvania-born painter Benjamin West. Morse became friends with poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, several accomplished painters, and American actor John Howard Payne. He adopted a “romantic” p...

    Morse returned to the U.S. in 1815 and opened an art studio in Boston. The next year, seeking portrait commissions to earn a living, he traveled to New Hampshire and met Lucretia Pickering Walker, 16, in Concord. They soon became engaged. Morse painted some of his most notable work at this time, including portraits of military leader Marquis de Laf...

    In 1827, Columbia College Professor James Freeman Dana presented a series of lectures on electricityand electromagnetism at the New York Athenaeum, where Morse also lectured. Through their friendship, Morse became more familiar with the properties of his earlier interest. In November 1829, leaving his children in the care of relatives, Morse left f...

    In the fall of 1835, Morse built a recording telegraph with a moving paper ribbon and demonstrated it to friends and acquaintances. The next year he demonstrated his prototype to a professor of science at the university. Over the next several years, Morse demonstrated his invention to friends, professors, a House of Representatives committee, Presi...

    Back in 1847 Morse, already a wealthy man, had bought Locust Grove, an estate overlooking the Hudson River near Poughkeepsie, New York. The next year he married Sarah Elizabeth Griswold, a second cousin 26 years his junior. The couple had four children together. In the 1850s, he built an Italian villa-style mansion on the Locust Grove property and ...

    Morse's invention changed the world, as it was used by the military during engagements, newspaper reporters filing stories from the field, far-flung businesses, and others. After his death, his fame as the inventor of the telegraph was obscured by other communication devices—the telephone, radio, television, and the internet—while his reputation as...

    "Samuel F.B. Morse: American Artist and Inventor." Encyclopedia Britannica.
    "Samuel F.B. Morse: Inventor." Biography.com.
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  3. Timeline. 1840. Morse is granted a United States patent for his telegraph. Morse opens a daguerreotype portrait studio in New York with John William Draper. Morse teaches the process to several others, including Mathew Brady, the future Civil War photographer.

  4. Sep 11, 2019 · Quick Facts. Early Years. Education. Career as an Artist. Grief Transforms into Opportunity. Inventing the Telegraph. Later Years. Quotes. 1791-1872. Quick Facts. FULL NAME: Samuel Finley...

  5. Timeline: Biography of Samuel Morse 1791 - 1872. 1791 - On April 17, Samuel Finley Breese Morse is born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, the first child of Jedidiah Morse, a Congregational minister and geographer, and Elizabeth Ann Finley Breese. 1799 - Samuel Morse enters Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts.

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