And finally, Samuel Morse was finished. 12 long years of hard work had paid off. His telegraph had worked, his message had sent. Though, he would not know this yet, this single invention would revolutionize communication. He would see more than 20,000 miles of telegraph wire in the U.S. laid out. But Samuel Morse would continue fighting for the name of the telegraph and eventually obtain it. Samuel Morse would be remembered and taught all over the world, even 145 years after his death. He would save hundreds of people without knowing.
Born on April 27, 1791, to a rather respected family, Samuel Morse was always expected to become well-known someday. As a child, he was always interested in art, but was not the best student. At age 14, Samuel had entered Yale College. At Yale, his love for electricity began with the simple experiments and lectures, and continued to grow. But his love for art was growing too.
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Building the telegraph, proved difficult, and 11 years passed of hard work. In 1843, Samuel Morse convinced the House of Representatives and Senate to together grant $30,000 to test Morse’s telegraph. Morse and his partners finally had a chance to prove the telegraph. At first, Morse decided to place the transmitting wire underground, but the wire overheated and melted the pipe that it was in. Morse tried another type of pipe, which still didn’t work. Stuck and stressed, Morse did not know what to do. Only $7,000 of the $30,000 remained. One investor and friend suggested to hang the wire on poles. This worked! And on May 24, 1844, Morse brought his invention out to the Supreme Court in Washington D.C.. Morse let the first person to congratulate and inform him about the $30,000 donation choose the message. 40 miles away, in Baltimore, at the train station, his friend/investor was ready. Morse slowly typed his message “What hath God wrought!” Instantaneously, the message had come back from