In 1838 he transmitted 10 words a minute over the telegraph using his new code
[DOC] [TLE] 6 Things You May Not Know About Samuel Morse - History in the ... [PAR] Jan 4, 2013 ... On January 6, 1838, inventor Samuel Morse made the first public ... By the time 
he arrived, however, his wife was not only deadshe had ... inspiring Morse's 
idea of using electricity to transmit messages over ... of his telegraph machine on 
January 6, 1838, in Morristown, New ... Morse died 10 months later.