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Samuel F.B. Morse was an American painter and inventor who is best known for developing the Morse code, a system of transmitting text using electrical signals.
* Morse was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, in 1791.
* He studied painting in Europe and returned to the United States in 1829.
* In 1837, Morse developed the Morse code while working on a way to send telegraphic messages over long distances.
* The Morse code was first used in 1844 to send a message from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore, Maryland.
* Morse continued to paint and teach art after developing the Morse code.
* He died in New York City in 1872.
* The Morse code is still used today in a variety of applications, including radio communications and maritime navigation.