Samuel F. B. Morse was one of the greatest inventors of the 19th century; he was the invention of the singled-wire telegraph machine that influenced the Industrial Revolution in America and the Morse code led way to many future innovations. Samuel Morse was not just an inventor; he was also a painter that did works such as The Chapel of the Virgin at Subiaco and The Gallery of the Louvre 1831 – 1833 to portraits of famous politicians such as John Adams.
Samuel F. B. Morse was born in Charleston, Massachusetts on April 17, 1791. He was the son of a geographer and pastor Jedidiah Morse and Elizabeth Ann Finley Breese. Samuel Morris was originally interested in painting; his paintings usually put in more detail to the austere facial features as well as simple clothing.
His artistic talent attracted Washington Allston, a famous artist, who invited Morse to travel to England to meet with Benjamin West. He then later attended the Royal Academy where he studied Neo-classical arts of the Renaissance such as the works by Raphael and Michelangelo interested him. Throughout Morse’s painting career he did works for people such as James Monroe, a United States president, and Marquis de Lafayette, one of the biggest supporter of the American Revolution. While painting a portrait of the Marquis De Lafayette, a message was delivered to Samuel Morse about his wife dying. When he arrived to tend to his sick wife, he was too late because his wife had already passed away and buried.
Due the fact that he was not there to tend to his wife during her dying days, he decided to end his career of painting and tried to develop a technology that could transmit and receive information that was faster than the current methods that were available during th...
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...53 and Chief Justice Roger B. Taney that made the ruling that Samuel F. B. Morse was the first to combine the power of the electromagnet, electromagnetism, and the battery that powered the telegraph machine. Although the United States did not give any recognition of Samuel Morse’s invention, he was rewarded 400,000 French francs, which amounted to roughly $80,000 at that time, from the countries of Austria, Piedmont, Belgium, France, Russia, Turkey, Tuscany, and Sweden. In June 10, 1871, a bronze statue of Samuel F. B. Morse was constructed and placed in Central Park in New York City. There was also an engraving of a portrait of Samuel Morse on the reverse side of the two-dollar certificate of the United State in 1896.
Samuel Morse also developed a marble-cutting machine, but he was unable to patent it due to it conflicted with the 1820 design by Thomas Blanchard.
John’s was born on January 16, 1736 in Braintree, Massachusetts. He was the middle child of three. He was the son of John Hancock, who was born on June 1, 1702 in Lexington, Massachusetts and child of Mary Hawke, who was born on October 13, 1711 in Hingham, Massachusetts. His mother was married once before she married Johns farther. Her marriage ended in her former husband’s death. John Hancock Sr was a “faithful Shepard.” He always kept an alert watch over the ethics and religious well-being of all members of the neighborhood. Ever since John’s (Jr.) birth, he was perceived to go to Harvard. When he was six, his parents sent him to a local dame school. Later he was sent to another institute, in where he met John Adams, whom became a friend of his. Like all the other children, John learned the basics of writing, figuring, and reading. All things appeared to be going well, until spring of 1774. His father had gotten sick, that later would kill him. His grief grew more because they would have to move. His mother’s parents were both dead and a very difficult choice would have to be made by her. Her anxiety to make that decision was diminished by the offer from the bishop and his wife, to live with them in Lexington. A year later, John was sent away to live with his uncle Thomas and aunt Lydia, and attend Boston Latin School. The move genuinely altered John Hancock’s life.
Our nation had many great people who have changed our nation’s fate throughout the history. These people may not be remembered but have changed our nation’s direction. People like John F. Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln, John Adams, George Washington, and etc. were remembered. But a person like John Hancock, about 1/300 of the population of Unites States of America knows about him. Even though he is not remembered, John Hancock is one of the most extraordinary people who have change the fate of our nation.
Johannes Brahms was born on Tuesday 7th may 1833, in the city of Hamburg the birthplace also of Mendelssohn. Johann Brahms was himself a musician, and played the double bass for a time at the Karl Schultze Theatre, and later in the Stadttheater orchestra. In 1847 Johannes attended a good Burgerschule (citizens? school), and in 1848 a better, that of one Hoffmann. When he was eight years old his father requested the teachers to be very easy with him because of the time that he must take for his musical studies.
Robert Fulton was born on November 14th 1765 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Robert’s father was a tailor by trade; he gave up his farming skills and moved back in with Robert and his family. Unfortunately, three years later he passed.
John Wilkes Booth was born on May the tenth, 1838. He was born into a famous household of actors in Bel air Maryland. Booth was a very successful young actor who had everything in line for his life. He was a
Simon Bolivar was born July 24th, 1783 in Caracas, Venezuela. His family consisted of a slew of wealthy Creoles, or those born in America but of European decent. However, early on in his life he was faced with tragedy when first, his father died when he was three and then his mother soon followed as he neared the age of only six. Although his parents’ deaths seemed untimely and tragic but, because of the wealth of the family, Bolivar had great access to two very important tutors who would mold his later ideals of independence.
Benjamin Franklin’s inventions were as revolutionary as the century itself. Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Massachusetts January 17, 1706. Franklin grew up to be a great man who would help greatly in the creation of our nation. Although Ben Franklin is greatly known, not much attention is put into his great inventions; the Franklin stove, bifocals, and the mapping of the Gulf Stream where some of his inventions. Franklin’s inventions all had different impacts on the lives of people.
Samuel Adams was born on September 27, 1722 in Boston, Massachusetts. He died October 2, 1803 of Parkinsons disease. His father’s name was also Samuel along with his son. He had 12 other siblings in his family. His son served as a doctor during the Independence. His daughter, Hannah, wasn’t spoken of much. Years later, Samuel Adams 2nd cousin, John Adams, became president of the United States in 1797! He was born into a rich heritage of family where they could just about pay for anything he needed to be successful in life. He ranked 5 out of 22 students in his graduating year of Harvard College for becoming a politician. He received his Masters degree at a top notch school and had a lot of opportunities. Samuel’s great educational ways prepared him for a very active life ahead of him.
In all of American history, there are many men who stand out and emphasize the history ofour country. This man, John Hancock, is one of those extraordinary men that stand out.John’s life began on January 16, 1736 in Braintree, Massachuchetts.John was the middle child of three. He was the son of (Rev.) John Hancock, born on June 1, 1702 in Lexington, Massachuchetts and son of Mary Hawke, born on October 13, 1711 in Hingham, Massachuchetts. Mary was once married before she married John Hancock Sr. Her previous marriage ended in her former husband’s death.(Rev.) John Hancock was well-liked by his parish, was paid well, and was provided a very comfortable home. In return of their generosity, he was a "faithful shepard." He kept an attentive watch over the morals and religious well-being of all members of the parish.
After retiring he became a gentleman, which was an upstanding title in the eighteenth century. In 1751 he published his book entitled Experiments and Observations on Electricity. The findings in this book gained him quite a lot of fame. He invented the battery, and created new English words that could be used in the science of electricity, along with other discoveries.
Samuel Morse contributed many things to American society. In 1832 when returning from Europe from a period of art study on the ship Sully, Samuel overheard a conversation about the newly discovered electromagnets and came up with the idea of an electric telegraph. By 1835 he had his first telegraph model working in the New York University building. In 1837, he acquired two partners to help him develop his telegraph. Leonard Gale and Alfred Vail were the two men that he chose. They applied for a patent in 1837 for the telegraph, which included the dot and dash code.
Benjamin Franklin otherwise known as Ben Franklin is one of the United States most famous people. For those of you who don’t know who Ben is, you are not an American because every student knows about one of the many of his greatest inventions. Ben has been looked up on by many other great scholars in order for them to learn from him. I think that Benjamin is probably one of the greatest people to live, well besides me.
Though the telegraph had a slow, rocky start, one man had great successes in the development of a working, practical device. The word "telegraph" is derived from the Greek words "tele," meaning distant, and "graphein," which means to write. United States inventor Samuel F. B. Morse is credited with the first practical and functional telegraph device, completed in 1837. The telegraph system was the first commercial application of electricity. Morse's telegraph used one wire connected to a pencil that wrote the dots and dashes of what became known as Morse Code. Later, people learned to listen to the signals directly. An early review of the Morse telegraph appeared in The American Biblical Repository highlighting how Morse’s telegraph was less costly and more simple, complete, and durable compared to other early models. In 1843, the United States Congress approved $30,000 for Morse to construct a telegraph line from Washington, DC, to Baltimore, Maryland. His demonstration of this initial telegraph line in the presence of the US Supreme Court occurred on May 1, 1844. The American Biblical Repository said in its April, 1838 issue, "Should [the telegraph’s] success equal the expectations of most who have examined it, the results of this discovery ...
Thomas’s first invention, thinking it would sell, was the electric voting machine. Unfortunately, that did not sell. He tried to sell it to Congress and the state, but, they did not want it. Next, Thomas created the Universal Stock Printer. Then, it was the quadruplex telegraph. Third, created the phonograph. Forth, he worked on the electric light bulb.
Thomas (Alva) Edison was one of America’s most important and famous inventors. Edison was born into a time and place where there wasn’t much technological advancements. His inventions helped a lot of things quickly change in the world. His inventions contributed to many inventions today such as the night light, movies, telephones, and records and CDs.