Timeline October 1832

Events in October 1832 1

• 1832 Samuel Morse conceives the electric telegraph Idea sparked during Atlantic crossing Returning from Europe aboard the ship Sully, the American painter Samuel Morse became fascinated by shipboard discussions of electromagnetism and conceived the idea of an electric telegraph for long-distance communication. He spent the following years developing the device and the code that would bear his name. The telegraph later transformed global communication.