Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 - April 2, 1872) was an artist who became better known as an inventor, largely for his contributions to the invention of the telegraph system and the Morse Code, which helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy. Morse was born in Charlestown, which is currently the oldest neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, as the first child of Jedidiah Morse, a geographer and Congregational pastor. Samuel Morse was also a leader in the anti-Catholic and anti-immigration movement of the mid-1800s.
Recommended Resources
Intended as a resource for teaching Morse Code, the site uses MP3 files to play the sounds associated with each letter, number or character, and offers downloads of MP3 practice exercises.
http://www.learnmorsecode.com/
The 200-acre estate and villa was designed for Samuel F.B. Morse by architect A.J. Davis, and currently serves as an independent, not-for-profit museum. Its location, visiting hours and policies, educational programs, and a calendar of events are published.
http://www.lgny.org/
Morse Code and Phonetic Alphabets
The Morse Code translator translates to and from Morse Code, and can play the code to you as a sound. Other resources include a Morse Code trainer, an old Morse Code translator, and an listing of the code, including punctuation, non-English letters, and abbreviations.
http://morsecode.scphillips.com/
A profile of the man best known as the co-inventor of the Morse Code is presented, including facts about his life, and an overview of Morse’s contributions to the invention of the telegraph.
http://www.samuelmorse.net/
An overview os the inventor of the single-wire telegraph system, as well as the Morse Code, is offered here, from his early life, interest in painting, involvement in the development of the telegraph, and family life, as well as his later life.
http://samuelmorsebiography.com/
Samuel F.B. Morse was approaching eighty years of age when he sent his last telegraph message. This site tells the story of the last message that Morse sent on the telegraph, as well as the history around the event.
http://telegraph-history.org/samuel-morse/signature.html
