As someone who actually knows Morse code (CW in the radio communications world), I had not known this: Alfred Vail – Wikipedia
Alfred Vail was a mechanical engineer who worked for Morse and it is believed that Vail, not Morse, invented the “Morse Code” (which is different from the Morse Code later used in 20th century communications).
Obviously, Samuel Morse ran the business, the lab and contributed much to that era of early communications.
