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Vail, Alfred Lewis (1807–1859)| US communications pioneer. A close associate of Samuel Morse 1837, he developed an improved design for the telegraph mechanism, beginning production of the new model 1838. With US Congressional funding for a telegraph line between Washington and Baltimore, Vail renewed his working relationship with Morse 1844. |
| Vail was born in Morristown, New Jersey, educated at New York University, and worked as a mechanic at his father's iron foundry. |
| His book The American Electro Magnetic Telegraph was published 1845, and he retired from business 1849. |
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