1. Samuel Morse
By: Gabriel Wegener
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2. Samuel Morse
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• Born: April 27, 1791
• Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts
• Samuel Morse lived in Charlestown,
Massachusetts
• Died: April 2, 1872 in New York
City, New York
• Died at the age of 80

3. Samuel Morse Invents...
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• Samuel Morse is the inventor of Morse
Code
• He invented Morse Code in 1844

4. What is Morse Code?
• An alphabet or code in which letters are
represented by combinations of long or short
signals of light or sound.
• ... --- ... = S.O.S.
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5. The Telegraph
• Samuel Morse created Morse
Code to send messages over the
telegraph.
• The telegraph was the fastest
way to send a message over
long distances.
• The telegraph wasn’t popular
until after Morse Code was
invented.

6. Facts about Samuel Morse
Samuel Morse
painted me

7. Fun Facts
• He was a painter too!
• He went to Yale
College
• He was a professor of
arts and design at
New York University
when he invented
Morse Code
Samuel Morse was
born here.

8. The End.
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