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... One such inventor that deserves recognition is Samuel F. ... Morse, the father of the American Telegraph. ... The telegraph, and an eventual telegraphic code consisting of dots and dashes in different combinations known as Morse Code, increased the speed of communication worldwide. What many do not know about Samuel Morse are his other contributions to the world. ...
Samuel Finley Breese Morse was born on April 27, 1791 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. He was the oldest of three sons born to Reverend Jedidiah Morse and Elizabeth Breese. ... Morse’s maternal grandfather had been the president of Princeton College. Since the oldest Morse son’s interest was not devoted to his studies, his parents felt strict education would be best for him and sent him to Phillips Academy prep school when he was seven. ...
It was here at Yale that Morse first experienced courses in electricity. ... Morse used to practice his skill by painting miniature portraits on ivory to earn extra money while attending college. ... After meeting with the famous artist, Washington Allston, Morse was convinced he wanted to go abroad to study painting under Allston and Benjamin West, a leading American artist of the time. Upon his graduation from Yale in 1810, Morse painted The Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth with such raw talent, that his father agreed that he should pursue painting.
Morse left America with Allston in 1811 to study at the Royal Academy of London. ... Benjamin West was quite critical of Morse in the beginning, telling him to finish works Morse thought were complete. This diligence molded Morse into an accomplished painter and sculptor as well. ...
Morse returned to America in 1815. Following the War of 1812, many were anti-British so Morse’s adopted English painting style was not very well received. ... Although they
were deeply in love, Morse’s work and the need for financial security, kept him away from the family often. ... This living arrangement ended upon completion of the portrait and the family was left on it’s own again as Morse once again traveled to paint. ...
One of Morse’s acclaimed portraits is that portrait of the Marquis de Lafayette. ...
In 1825, Morse settled in New York City and opened a Broadway studio. ... But his talents did not go unnoticed and with a group of painters and sculptors, Morse helped to found the National Academy of Design in 1826.
Approximate Word count = 1948
Approximate Pages = 7.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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