What Hath God Wrought:Samuel F. B. Morse

Duration: 22

Genre: Biographical | Drama | Educational

Year Published: 1952

Creator: Teaching Film Custodians

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Focuses on Samuel Morse who, disappointed because he was not among the artists chosen to paint the murals in the National Capitol in 1837, developed the Morse Code and perfected the instruments needed to transmit messages by telegraph., Teaching Film Custodians abridged classroom version of a Cavalcade of America television series episode, "What Hath God Wrought" (season 1, episode 5), first aired on November 26th, 1952 on NBC-TV. Disappointed because he was not among the artists chosen to paint the murals in the National Capitol in 1837, Samuel F.B. Morse works at developing the Morse Code and perfecting the instruments which made possible the transmission of messages by telegraph.

Complete Record: Focuses on Samuel Morse who, disappointed because he was not among the artists chosen to paint the murals in the National Capitol in 1837, developed the Morse Code and perfected the instruments needed to transmit messages by telegraph., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.