<p>In this episode of Mike’s Nerd Bytes, we travel back to the early 1800s to meet Samuel Morse, the man who turned electricity into the first true instant messaging system.</p><p>From his time at Princeton to his partnership with Alfred Vail in Morristown, NJ, we’ll explore how the telegraph rewired the world long before smartphones and Wi-Fi.</p><p>Along the way, you’ll hear stories of heartbreak, brilliant innovation, and New Jersey’s surprising role in making it all happen.</p><p>What You’ll Learn in This Episode:</p><p>How Samuel Morse went from painter to tech pioneer.</p><p>Why New Jersey was crucial to the telegraph’s development.</p><p>The story behind the first telegraph message: “What hath God wrought?”</p><p>Fun, nerdy telegraph facts you can drop at your next trivia night.</p><p>The lasting impact of Morse Code in the modern world.</p><p>Perfect For:
History lovers, tech nerds, New Jersey pride enthusiasts, and anyone who’s ever texted “on my way” and meant it instantly.</p><p>Listen now and see how the Garden State helped create the 19th century’s internet!</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Listen Now: </strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.link/1777711855⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><strong>Find me on Instagram: </strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/mnb_podcast_nj/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><strong>Find me on X:</strong></p><p>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/MikesNerdBytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><strong>Find me on PodMatch: </strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://community.podmatch.com/members/31752423⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><strong>Find me on Podchaser: </strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p>https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/mikes-nerd-bytes-5885008⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><strong>Find me on YouTube:</strong></p><p>⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jerseymjm/podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Science podcast, tech podcast, fun facts, quirky history, inventions, discoveries, science history, educational podcast, STEM, learning while laughing, short podcast, geek culture, bite-sized learning</p><p><strong>#SciencePodcast #TechFacts #FunScience #STEM #ScienceHistory #NerdBytes #PodcastLover #LearnSomethingNew #chatgpt</strong></p><p><br /></p>

Mike's Nerd Bytes

Michael J Maione

NJ INVENTORS SERIES - Samuel Morse & The Telegraph E40

SEP 12, 202513 MIN
Mike's Nerd Bytes

NJ INVENTORS SERIES - Samuel Morse & The Telegraph E40

SEP 12, 202513 MIN

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<p>In this episode of Mike’s Nerd Bytes, we travel back to the early 1800s to meet Samuel Morse, the man who turned electricity into the first true instant messaging system.</p><p>From his time at Princeton to his partnership with Alfred Vail in Morristown, NJ, we’ll explore how the telegraph rewired the world long before smartphones and Wi-Fi.</p><p>Along the way, you’ll hear stories of heartbreak, brilliant innovation, and New Jersey’s surprising role in making it all happen.</p><p>What You’ll Learn in This Episode:</p><p>How Samuel Morse went from painter to tech pioneer.</p><p>Why New Jersey was crucial to the telegraph’s development.</p><p>The story behind the first telegraph message: “What hath God wrought?”</p><p>Fun, nerdy telegraph facts you can drop at your next trivia night.</p><p>The lasting impact of Morse Code in the modern world.</p><p>Perfect For:
History lovers, tech nerds, New Jersey pride enthusiasts, and anyone who’s ever texted “on my way” and meant it instantly.</p><p>Listen now and see how the Garden State helped create the 19th century’s internet!</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Listen Now: </strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.link/1777711855⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><strong>Find me on Instagram: </strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/mnb_podcast_nj/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><strong>Find me on X:</strong></p><p>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/MikesNerdBytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><strong>Find me on PodMatch: </strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://community.podmatch.com/members/31752423⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><strong>Find me on Podchaser: </strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p>https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/mikes-nerd-bytes-5885008⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><strong>Find me on YouTube:</strong></p><p>⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jerseymjm/podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Science podcast, tech podcast, fun facts, quirky history, inventions, discoveries, science history, educational podcast, STEM, learning while laughing, short podcast, geek culture, bite-sized learning</p><p><strong>#SciencePodcast #TechFacts #FunScience #STEM #ScienceHistory #NerdBytes #PodcastLover #LearnSomethingNew #chatgpt</strong></p><p><br /></p>