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His birth
Samuel Morse was born the 27th of april 1791 -
Studying art
In 1811, he went to England to study art. -
The wedding
In 1818 Samuel Morse and Lucretia Pickering married. -
Samuel Morse founds an academy
He founded the National Academy of Design. -
The death of his wife
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Invention
It is in 1837 that Morse really concentrates in his invention. -
The morse code
He invented with the help of Vail the morse code -
The donation
In 1843, Morse received money from the government. -
The first message
In 1844, Morse sent the first telegraph by morse code. -
Death
Samuel Morse died the 2nd of april 1872 from pneumonia. -
The marine
The Morse code was used by the marines until 1999.