Richard R. John
@rrjohnr.bsky.social
I teach history and communications at Columbia University. I am working on American anti-monopoly thought and practice, 1760-present. For more details, click on my website. https://journalism.columbia.edu/faculty/richard-r-john
Thanks! Ellsworth’s son was patent commissioner in the 1830s. He backed Samuel Morse’s telegraph patent against British rivals. Morse fell in love with his daughter Anne and later covered the story up. Anne’s mother gave us the Biblical quote “What Hath God Wrought” that Dan Howe used as his title.
December 18, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Thanks! Ellsworth’s son was patent commissioner in the 1830s. He backed Samuel Morse’s telegraph patent against British rivals. Morse fell in love with his daughter Anne and later covered the story up. Anne’s mother gave us the Biblical quote “What Hath God Wrought” that Dan Howe used as his title.
Agreed! Trust all is well in “the other place” — and the real world! :)
December 18, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Agreed! Trust all is well in “the other place” — and the real world! :)
His fellow Virginian? I am confused?
December 18, 2024 at 1:56 PM
His fellow Virginian? I am confused?
The Kennedy assassination was the first historical event I remembered as well. My mother crying in front of the radio; the horses on TV during the funeral
December 18, 2024 at 1:54 PM
The Kennedy assassination was the first historical event I remembered as well. My mother crying in front of the radio; the horses on TV during the funeral
Can I help Beth? Let me know
September 14, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Can I help Beth? Let me know
Very sad — a wonderful colleague and a nice guy
December 30, 2023 at 4:05 PM
Very sad — a wonderful colleague and a nice guy