Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Communicating With Light: People
Who uses light to communicate? Go from sea to shining sea as we visit a lighthouse, board a Navy ship, and take a stroll on the red carpet! Students will investigate different ways of communicating with light and at the end of the lesson...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Samuel F. B. Morse
An account of Samuel Morse's life and career, with links to related information. Uses popups for photos.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: Samuel f.b. Morse
Provides a short biography of Samuel F.B. Morse, and his invention of the one-wire telegraph and the Morse Code. Also contains pictures.
TryEngineering
Try Engineering: Electric Messages: Then and Now
Lesson investigates electronic communication from the Morse Code system to text messaging. To learn about this, students construct simple circuits, send messages to each other, and explore the history and impact of communication.
Other
Samuel Finley Breeze Morse
Provides biographical information on Samuel Morse as well as information on his invention of the telegraph. (Pictures no longer load.)
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Famous Americans: Samuel Morse
Learn brief information concerning Samuel Morse, inventor of the telegraph, who was featured on the two cent postage stamp.
Historica Canada
History by the Minute: Marconi
Part of a video series, this clip profiles Marconi who made possible the first wireless message transmitted from England to Cabot Tower, Newfoundland. Learn more about this innovative man and his even more amazing achievement. Links to...
South Carolina Educational Television
Kids Work!: History of Telecommunications
An in-depth look at inventions and developments that had an impact on telecommunication.