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Also Known As	Samuel Finley Breese Morse
Born	April 27, 1791 • Charlestown • Massachusetts
Died	April 2, 1872 (aged 80) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors	Hall of Fame (1900)
Inventions	Morse Code • telegraph
Movement / Style	Bread and Cheese Club

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Samuel F.B. Morse

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