Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals

Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals - In Two Volumes, Volume II

1914 Packet-ship Sully.Dinner-table conversation.Dr. Charles T. Jackson. First conception of telegraph.Sketch-book.Idea of 1832 basic principle of telegraph of to-day.Thoughts on priority.Testimony of passengers and Captain Pell.Difference between "discovery" and "invention."Professor E.N. Hereford's paper.Arrival in New York. Testimony of his brothers.First steps toward perfection of the invention.Letters to Fenimore Cooper Still painting.Thoughts on art.Picture of the Louvre.Rejection as painter of one of the pictures in the Capitol.John Quincy Adams.James Fenimore Cooper's article.Death blow to his artistic ambition. Washington Allston's letter.Commission by fellow artists.Definite abandonment of art.Repayment of money advanced.Death of Lafayette. Religious controversies.Appointed Professor in University of City of New York.Description of first telegraphic instrument.Successful experiments.Relay.Address in 1853 First exhibitions of the Telegraph.Testimony of Robert G. Rankin and Rev. Henry B. Tappan.Cooke and Wheatstone.Joseph Henry, Leonard D. Gale, and Alfred Vail.Professor Gale's testimony.Professor Henry's discoveries.Regrettable controversy of later years.Professor Charles T. Jackson's claims.Alfred Vail.Contract of September 23, 1837.Work at Morristown, New Jersey.The "Morse Alphabet."Reading by sound. First and second forms of alphabet ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 11018
Author: Morse, Samuel Finley Breese
Release Date: Feb 1, 2004
Format: eBook
Language: English

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Editor: Morse, Edward Lind, 1857-1923