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Name:	Alfred Vail
Birth Date:	1807
Death Date:	1859
Nationality:	American
Gender:	Male
Occupations:	inventor

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Biography of Alfred Vail
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Alfred Vail was born on September 25, 1807, in Morristown, New Jersey, where his father, Stephen, operated the Speedwell Iron Works. After completing his early schooling, Vail worked for his father and became a skilled mechanic. He then returned to...

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Alfred Lewis Vail (September 25, 1807, in Morristown, New Jersey – January 18, 1859) was a machinist and inventor. Vail was central, with Samuel F.B. Morse, in developing and commercializing the telegraph between 1837 and 1844.[1] Vail and Morse were...

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Today is Sunday, Jan. 6, the sixth day of 2008. There are 360 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Jan. 6, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in his State of the Union address, outlined a goal of "Four Freedoms" for the world: Freedom...

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Alfred Vail

About 5 pages (1,381 words) in 2 products