Complex sentence: Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27,1791--April 2,1872) was an American contributor to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs, co-inventor of the Morse code, and an accomplished painter.
Split into simpler sentences: Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27,1791--April 2,1872) was an American inventor. He contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs, was co-inventor of the Morse code, and an accomplished painter.