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Alfred Vail

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Alfred Lewis Vail (September 25, 1807 – January 18, 1859) was an American machinist and inventor. [1]

26 relations: Alma mater, AT&T Corporation, Baltimore, Eatontown, New Jersey, Eucleian Society, Fort Monmouth, Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith, Franklin Institute, George Vail, Machinist, Martin Van Buren, Morristown, New Jersey, Morse code, New Jersey Historical Society, New York University, Samuel Morse, Semaphore line, Shrewsbury Township, New Jersey, Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Speedwell Ironworks, Stephen Vail, Telegraphy, The New York Times, Theodore Newton Vail, Washington, D.C..

Alma mater

Alma mater (Latin: "nourishing/kind", "mother"; pl.) is an allegorical Latin phrase for a university or college.

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AT&T Corporation

AT&T Corp., originally the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, is the subsidiary of AT&T that provides voice, video, data, and Internet telecommunications and professional services to businesses, consumers, and government agencies.

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Baltimore

Baltimore is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland, and the 30th-most populous city in the United States.

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Eatontown, New Jersey

Eatontown is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.

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Eucleian Society

The Eucleian Society was a student literary society begun at New York University in 1832.

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Fort Monmouth

Fort Monmouth is a former installation of the Department of the Army in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

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Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith

Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith (Brentwood, New Hampshire, November 23, 1806; Deering, Maine, October 14, 1876) was elected from the state of Maine to the United States House of Representatives to serve three terms from 1833 to 1839, serving at one point on the US House of Representatives Committee on Commerce.

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Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute is a science museum and the center of science education and research in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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George Vail

George Vail (July 21, 1809 – May 23, 1875) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1853 to 1857.

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Machinist

A machinist is a person who machines using hand tools and machine tools to prototype, fabricate or make modifications to a part that is made of metal, plastics, or wood.

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Martin Van Buren

Maarten "Martin" Van Buren (December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American statesman who served as the eighth President of the United States from 1837 to 1841.

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Morristown, New Jersey

Morristown is a town and county seat of Morris County, New Jersey, United States.

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Morse code

Morse code is a method of transmitting text information as a series of on-off tones, lights, or clicks that can be directly understood by a skilled listener or observer without special equipment.

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New Jersey Historical Society

The New Jersey Historical Society is a historical society and museum located in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States.

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New York University

New York University (NYU) is a private nonprofit research university based in New York City.

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Samuel Morse

Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American painter and inventor. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. He was a co-developer of the Morse code and helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy.

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Semaphore line

A semaphore telegraph is a system of conveying information by means of visual signals, using towers with pivoting shutters, also known as blades or paddles.

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Shrewsbury Township, New Jersey

Shrewsbury Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.

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Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution, established on August 10, 1846 "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge," is a group of museums and research centers administered by the Government of the United States.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives

The Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) is the archives of the Smithsonian Institution.

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Speedwell Ironworks

Speedwell Ironworks was an ironworks in Speedwell Village, on Speedwell Avenue (part of U.S. Route 202), just north of downtown Morristown, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.

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Stephen Vail

Stephen Vail (1780–1864) was a founding partner of the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia and the creator of the Speedwell Ironworks in Morristown, New Jersey.

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Telegraphy

Telegraphy (from Greek: τῆλε têle, "at a distance" and γράφειν gráphein, "to write") is the long-distance transmission of textual or symbolic (as opposed to verbal or audio) messages without the physical exchange of an object bearing the message.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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Theodore Newton Vail

Theodore Newton Vail (July 16, 1845 – April 16, 1920) was president of American Telephone & Telegraph between 1885 and 1889, and again from 1907 to 1919.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Vail

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