In New Jersey in 1838, Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail display their telegraph equipment.
January, 1838, Samuel F. B. Morse and Alfred Vail publicly demonstrated critical aspects of their telegraph system, utilising apparatus built by Vail in the preceding months. An electromagnet inked dots and dashes on a strip of paper using electrical pulses carried over two kilometres of wire. When financing became available in 1844, commercialization began. On January 1, 1838, there was no completed, functional model. Morse, who was now present, got adamant. The Judge grew irritated. Alfred understood that if he didn't succeed soon, his father would cut off his financial support and the experiments would come to a stop. The telegraph was ready for demonstration on January 6, 1838. The Judge was invited to the session by Al
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