Samuel F. B. Morse: His Letters And Journals - Couverture souple

Morse, Samuel Finley Breese

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1108074383 ISBN 13 : 9781108074384

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

First published in 1914, this two-volume collection, with commentary, illuminates the remarkable life of the telegraph inventor.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The American inventor Samuel Morse (1791–1872) spent decades fighting to be recognised for his key role in devising the electromagnetic telegraph. While he will always be remembered in the history of telecommunications, and for co-developing the code which bears his name, Morse started out as a painter and also involved himself in matters of politics over the course of his career. Published in 1914, this two-volume collection of personal papers was edited by his son, who provides helpful commentary throughout, illuminating the struggles and successes of a remarkable life. Volume 1 includes observations made in Europe while Morse studied painting. During the Napoleonic wars, he writes letters home describing the rising level of crime and social unrest in London, mentioning that he sleeps with a pistol. He is in London when Spencer Perceval is assassinated and later writes of meeting Turner, 'the best landscape painter living'.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1108074383
• ISBN 13: 9781108074384
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 494
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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