Samuel Morse person
also known as: Morse
Summary: Morse invented the telegraph and sought congressional funding for it.
Completeness: 44/100 Grade D
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invented
cited from A GATLING GUN (1891)
A GATLING GUN
Dr. Gatling, the gun inventor, was in
Washington when Morse’s wire stretched a few
miles out into the country and back again. The
inventor of the telegraph had not then reached
the discovery of the ground connection. He
thought he …
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A GATLING GUN
1891 · newspaper · public-domain