Charles Babbage vs Samuel Morse
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Compare the life timelines of Charles Babbage (1791–1871) and Samuel Morse (1791–1872) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 80 years, from 1791 to 1871.
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Charles Babbage (1791–1871)
- — Born in London, England Verified
- — Co-founded the Analytical Society at Cambridge
- — Proposed the Difference Engine to the Royal Astronomical Society Verified
- — Served as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge Verified
- — Began designing the Analytical Engine
- — Died in London, England Verified
Samuel Morse (1791–1872)
- — Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts Verified
- — Graduated from Yale College Verified
- — Studied painting in England Verified
- — Married Lucretia Pickering Walker Verified
- — Co-founded the National Academy of Design and became its first president Verified
- — Conceived the idea of the electric telegraph aboard the ship Sully Verified
- — Received a U.S. patent for the telegraph Verified
- — Sent the message 'What hath God wrought' over the Washington-Baltimore telegraph line Verified
- — Married Sarah Elizabeth Griswold Verified
- — Died in New York City Verified