Invention Of The Telegraph

1. Samuel F. B. Morse Papers: The Invention of the Telegraph
After meeting Charles Wheatstone, the inventor of one such electric telegraph system, Morse realized that although his main competitor had built an

2. Samuel F. B. Morse Papers: Collection Highlights: Telegraph
Invention of the Telegraph. First telegraph message, 24 May 1844 During his work on the telegraph, Morse needed political help to obtain support from

1. Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Scope and contents of the collection held at the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, Archives Center. Features a history of the company and collection. A major resource for

2. Martin, Horace G.
Created a semi-automatic key to help prevent the development of telegrapher paralysis, created by the daily abuse of manipulating a manual machine key. Page includes history of the man and the spread