Introduction

      Did you realize that when you call your mother on your cell phone to tell her that you will be late home from school, the person you have to thank for making that possible is an American, Samuel F.B. Morse, who invented the means to do that?

      Samuel Morse invented both the electric telegraph, which utilized electro-magnetism, and Morse code, a method for encoding messages using a combination of dots and dashes to represent letters and numbers. These inventions provided the basis for the development of long-distance communications which we tend to take for granted today. Without them, things such as telephones, cellphones, and computer networks, would not be possible.

      This report will provide you with information about Morse’s personal life and what he did for America and the World.