jan 1, 1844 - Telegraphy
Description:
Samuel Morse was a successful painter who became interested in the possibility of an electric telegraph in the 1830s. He patented a prototype in 1837. In 1844 he sent the first message over the first long-distance telegraph line, which stretched between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. The message: “What hath God wrought.”Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1844
Now
~ 181 years ago