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Samuel Morse and the Invention of Morse Code
This video details Samuel Morse’s collaboration with Leonard Gale and Alfred Vail to develop the first one-wire telegraph. Learn how Morse refined his invention with the creation of Morse Code, a system of dots and dashes that...
Kids Learning Videos
The Color Wheel Song - Learning Colors Song for Kids
The Color Wheel Song | Learning the colors for children and toddlers. Sing along with this color song and learn all of the colors on the color wheel. Learn about different objects and items with each color. Children and preschoolers will...
Wonderscape
The Early Life of Thomas Edison
Learn about the early years of Thomas Edison, from his childhood in Ohio and Michigan to his fascination with mechanical inventions. Discover how his early experiences as a telegraph operator shaped his passion for innovation and led to...
Curated Video
The Inventor of the Light Bulb: Thomas Edison's Impact on Modern Technology
Thomas Edison, a brilliant inventor born in 1847, revolutionized the world with over 1000 big ideas during his lifetime. One of his most famous inventions is the practical light bulb, which he perfected by experimenting with different...
Curated Video
The Telegraph: The Civil War Text Machine
Military leaders didn’t just rely on carrier pigeons and messengers on horseback to share information during the American Civil War – they texted each other using telegrams!
TED-Ed
Who Invented Writing?
Cuneiforms and characters, hieroglyphics and cartouches, Morse code and Pig Latin. Who invented writing? Why, the Sumerians and the Chinese, of course. Viewers watch as the video narrator details the development of writing from art,...