EntityQ454292· pop 29· linked from 1,097 articlesAlfred VailSign in to saveAmerican inventor (1807–1859)Person · Open LibraryBorn1807Died1859Works7Top worksIn the Superior Court of the city of New-York, Samuel F.B. Morse and Alfred Vail, vs. Francis O.J. SmithSamuel F.B. Morse and Alfred Vail against Francis O.J. SmithGenealogical map showing the line of descent through seven generations [of the Vail family]Early history of the electro-magnetic telegraph from letters and journals of Alfred VailVail recordsvia Open Library + WikidataConnectionsMorse codeEntitySamuel Finley Breese MorseEntityCategories1807 births1859 deaths19th-century American inventorsCreators of writing systemsInventors from New JerseyMorse codeNew York University alumniPeople from Morristown, New JerseyVail family