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Samuel Morse
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(1791 - 1872)
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Howdy. My name is Samuel. I was born on the 27th of April 1791 in Boston. Boston is in America. I am famous for inventing the telegraph. With my invention you could send beeps through a wire. I invented the telegraph in 1835. With the telegraph I could send ten words a minute!
The telegraph was first used properly in 1844.
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Alexander Graham Bell
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(1847 - 1922)
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Good day to you. My name is Alexander. I was born in Edinburgh on the 3rd of March 1847. I didn’t stay in Edinburgh for ever, eventually I moved to Boston in America. I invented the telephone in 1876. With the telephone I could speak with someone else through a wire.
In 1878 the first telephone system between cities was set up.
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Guglielmo Marconi
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(1874 - 1937)
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Ciao. My name is Guglielmo and I was born on April 25 1874 in Italy. I am famous for inventing the radio. With radio you can send sounds through the air without wires. I sent my first radio messages in 1895. The Post Office in Britain was the first to use my radio invention.
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John Logie Baird
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(1888 - 1946)
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Hello. I was born on the 14th of August 1888 near Glasgow. My name is John. I was always very interested in inventions. I am famous for inventing the first television. I showed everyone my invention in 1926. They were all amazed! It was very different to your television though.
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The Morse Code
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This is the code Samuel Morse invented. With this code he was able to send messages as beeps through a wire.
Use the code to de-code the messages on your sheet.
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