Spinal cord compression. Spinal cord compression develops when the spinal cord is compressed by bone fragments from a vertebral fracture, a tumor, abscess, ruptured intervertebral disc or other lesion.
Early life. Samuel Finley Breese Morse was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, on April 27, 1791. He was the first son of Jedidiah Morse, a clergyman, and Elizabeth Breese, of New Jersey.
Born in Massachusetts, Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872) quickly developed his curiosity in science, art, and politics. After entering Yale College, Morse became fascinated with electricity and its potential use for communication purposes. The allure of an electric telegraph lingered with him after college.