When you hear the name "Samuel Morse", the first thing that comes to mind is a series of dots and dashes, communicating information through the telegraph wire. But there's more to the man than that. He had a knack for painting, a (thankfully) failed political career, a mess of legal trouble, and, to be honest? Kind of a raging ego. And also a lot of problematic beliefs. Join us this week on STEMs and Seeds while we explore Samuel Morse's life!
SOURCES:
https://www.famousscientists.org/samuel-morse/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Samuel-F-B-Morse
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/56/62/
https://www.history.com/news/six-things-you-may-not-know-about-samuel-morse
Lightning Man: The Accursed Life of Samuel Morse, by Kenneth Silverman - I think this is a phenomenal book, you can find a review here
CREDITS:
Plantation by Audionautix | http://audionautix.com
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Heavy Impacts by RICHERlandTV | https://freesound.org/people/RICHERlandTV/
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"Mourning Song" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Devestation and Revenge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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