On 24 May 1844, Samuel F. B. Morse sent the famous words “What Hath God Wrought?” from the U.S Supreme Court in Washington to the Baltimore Railroad Station in Maryland through an electric telegraph. Written in Morse Code, this was the first message to be sent over a connection of only two wires and over a distance of about 40 miles. In England, Charles Wheatstone and William Cooke had also devised an electric telegraph, but Morse’s was decidedly simpler, and easier to use.

In the midst of the Industrial Revolution, scientists were beginning to discover the implications of electromagnetism. Formulas such as Ohm’s Law, allowed for more experiments in the field. Morse, interested in electronic communication, built off of Joseph Henry’s use of electromagnetism to cause a bell to strike.

Upon the success of its transmission, Morse’s electric telegraph spread country-wide. Connections were made along the paths of railroads, and people could use dots and dashes to ensure a train’s safe journey.

During the Civil War, the telegraph was used primarily by the military, contributing to transferring information. Near the end of the 19^th century, the telegraph would extend to entertainment purposes, such as relaying a play-by-play of a baseball game. It was also used to gather and transmit news to civilians, including stock and commodity prices.

With the invention of the telephone in 1877, the telegraph would soon lose its hold as the primary form of contact. However, were it not for Morse’s success in 1844, communication could be a decade or more behind its time.

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Photo Caption: Morse self portrait, 1812.

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