Alfred Vail
Alfred Vail | |
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| Born | September 25, 1807 |
| Died | January 18, 1859 (aged 51) Morristown, New Jersey, US |
| Children | Stephen Vail |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Mechanical and electrical engineering |
| Institutions | Magnetic Telegraph Company |
| Projects | Telegraph, Morse code |
| Significant design | Telegraph key, recording telegraph, "dot-and-dash" telegraph alphabet |
Alfred Lewis Vail (September 25, 1807 – January 18, 1859) was an American machinist and inventor. Along with Samuel Morse, Vail was central in developing and commercializing American electrical telegraphy between 1837 and 1844.