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1791 – 1872Samuel Morse (1791-1872)Died 2 April 1872, aged 80Samuel Morse was an American inventor and painter who developed the single-wire telegraph system and co-created Morse code. His work made long-distance electrical communication practical and transformed how information traveled around the world.