Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution Forgotten History: Alfred Vail and Samuel Morse
This article explains Alfred Vail's partnership with Samuel Morse and his contributions to the development of the telegraph.
PBS
Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Samuel Morse
Contrary to myth, Samuel Morse did not invent the telegraph, but he made key improvements to its design, and his work to deploy it would transform communications worldwide.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Morse Telegraph 1844
The man most commonly associated with the telegraph, Samuel Morse, did not invent the communications tool. But he developed it, commercialized it and invented the famous code for it that bears his name.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Samuel Morse
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Samuel Morse.
Education.com
Education.com: Morse Code Messaging
[Free Registration/Login Required] One of the most important code systems invented is the internationally-recognized Morse code, which matches dots and dashes to letters of the alphabet. This revolutionized communication by sending...
Other
The Telegraph Office: Samuel F. B. Morse Obituary
Contains texts of Samuel F.B. Morse's obituaries written in The New York Times and The Evening Star. Each of the obituaries summarize Morse's life and accomplishments.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Susan Walker Morse
View an image of the portrait "Susan Walker Morse-The Muse." Includes descriptions and other information.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: Spotlight Biography Inventors
This site provides information on American inventors Benjamin Franklin, Robert Fulton, Eli Whitney, Thomas Jefferson, Isaac Singer, Wilbur Wright, Thomas Alva Edison, Elias Howe, and Alexander Graham Bell. It offers pictures from and...
Digital History
Digital History: Roots of American Economic Growth: Speeding Communications
Find out the many reasons why communication speed increased in the early 19th century. It wasn't just because of the telegraph.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission
Explore Pa History: Robert Cornelius
A concise biographical sketch examining the life and contributions of early photographer and Pennsylvania native, Robert Cornelius.
Country Studies US
Country Studies: Technology and Change
Brief historical description of the technology introduced in the U.S. after the Civil War and the changes new technology and inventions brought about.
Digital History
Digital History: Speeding Communications
A brief look at spread of information at increased speeds due to technological advances such as the telegraph, and the increase in newspaper circulation.