union saw the value of morse for the new technology, and they actually were behind the eruption of samuel morse. one of the first such is ever elected to it a living american. morse was still alive. by linking him with western union, they create for themselves is sort of heroic mythology that is really completely false to the history. but it is one too helps to associate a corporation which had a heroic inventor -- by investing in western union, morse died rich as did cornell, who uses the money that he gets from investing in western union to found the great university of cornell university. one of our ivy league schools is a beneficiary of telegraph finance in the 1860s and 1870s. >> where it is alexander graham bell go in his career after inventing the telephone? >> he has a fascinating career. he had no interest in business whatsoever. he also became a poster child for bell. they tried him out when the bell engineers try to figure out how to send a transcontinental voicesignal. it put tom at watson at the other end of the line and him at the other end -- it is a different fellow who was an e

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>> samuel morris died rich because samuel morse, a business manager hired the good sense to invest in western union and that is what saved sammy morris, even the western union was in effect the great rival. and the irony is even richer because western union saw the value asserted a poster child for the new type apology and they're actually behind the statue from the still standing in central park. one of the first erected to a living american. morris is still alive and by linking him with western union, and they created this historic mythology that's really falls to the history, but it is one that cuts to associate a corporation, which had a rather low regard of the heroic adventurer who had a high regard today. so yes, by investing in western union come morris died rich i did cornell, who uses the money that he gets from investing in western union to fund the great university, cornell university. so when a fire at elite schools is a beneficiary of total finance communications. >> host: birgit alexander graham bell codas university after inventing the telegram? >> guest: he had no int