Michael Faraday vs Samuel Morse
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Compare the life timelines of Michael Faraday (1791–1867) and Samuel Morse (1791–1872) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 76 years, from 1791 to 1867.
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Michael Faraday (1791–1867)
- — Born in Newington Butts, London, England Verified
- — Apprenticed to a London bookbinder
- — Appointed assistant to Humphry Davy at the Royal Institution Verified
- — Married Sarah Barnard
- — Discovered electromagnetic induction Verified
- — Died at Hampton Court, 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