Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 April 2, 1872) was an American painter and inventor. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs.<br ><br > He was a co-developer of the Morse code, and helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy. Supplier:MediaxCo.xLtd. 1060_05_CPA0034444

Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 April 2, 1872) was an American painter and inventor. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs.<br ><br > He was a co-developer of the Morse code, and helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy. Supplier:MediaxCo.xLtd. 1060_05_CPA0034444

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Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 April 2, 1872) was an American painter and inventor. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs.<br ><br > He was a co-developer of the Morse code, and helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy. Supplier:MediaxCo.xLtd. 1060_05_CPA0034444

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