Question

The words of this famous quotation, the first message sent by telegraph, were transmitted by Samuel Morse from Washington, D.C. to _____. a. Baltimore, Maryland c. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania b. New York, New York d. Chicago, Illinois

Answer 1

What was the first telegraph message? Sent by inventor Samuel F.B. Morse on May 24, 1844, over an experimental line from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore, the message said: "What hath God wrought?" Taken from the Bible, Numbers 23:23, and recorded on a paper tape, the phrase had been suggested to Morse by Annie Ellsworth, the young daughter of a friend. The success of the experiment would change forever the national communication system. But Morse wasn't just interested in the telegraph.