Telegraph



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In 1837 the first electrical telegraph instruments were invented by Samuel Morse in the United States and by Sir Charles Wheatstone and Sir William F. Cooke in Britain. Morse sent the first public telegraph message in 1844. Pictured here is the original Morse receiving device.

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Morse Code, International; Morse, Samuel Finley Breese; Communication; Telecommunications; Telegraph; Industrial Revolution; United States (Economy)

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