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The History of Morse Code

Morse code is a method of communication using a series of dots, dashes, and spaces to represent letters, numbers, and punctuation. [1] It was invented in the 1830s by Samuel Morse. [2] An international standard was later developed in 1851 to simplify and standardize the code across countries. [3] Morse code uses different combinations of short and long elements to represent letters, with "SOS" using three dots, three dashes and three dots to signal distress. While originally widely used, modern communication methods have replaced its general use, though some still use it today such as amateur radio operators and some military applications.

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The History of Morse Code

Morse code is a method of communication using a series of dots, dashes, and spaces to represent letters, numbers, and punctuation. [1] It was invented in the 1830s by Samuel Morse. [2] An international standard was later developed in 1851 to simplify and standardize the code across countries. [3] Morse code uses different combinations of short and long elements to represent letters, with "SOS" using three dots, three dashes and three dots to signal distress. While originally widely used, modern communication methods have replaced its general use, though some still use it today such as amateur radio operators and some military applications.

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THE HISTORY OF MORSE


CODE

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WHAT IS A MORSE CODE?

 arrangement of dots, dashes, and spaces


 transmitted as electrical pulses of varied lengths or
analogous mechanical or visual signals, such as flashing
lights
SO, WHO MADE THIS?

 invented in the United States by American artist and inventor


Samuel F.B. Morse during the 1830s
2 MORSE CODES?

 The International Morse Code was


devised by a conference of European
nations in 1851
 The two systems are similar, but the
International Morse Code is simpler
and more precise:
 the original Morse Code used patterns
of dots and spaces to represent a few
of the letters BUT the International
Morse uses combinations of dots and
short dashes for all letters
SO HOW DOES IT WORK?

 International Morse Code uses


combinations of dots and short
dashes for all letters.
 the universal distress signal
“SOS” is communicated by three
dots, three dashes, and three
dots—three dots denoting the
letter “S” and three dashes
denoting the letter “O.”
MORSE CODE GOES GLOBAL

 President Abraham Lincoln


used morse code to keep
abreast of battlefield
developments
 as Morse code took hold in
other countries, problems
emerged. To address these,
German telegraph inspector
Friedrich Clemens Gerke
simplified the system in
1848
 + extra-long dashes and Gerke version of Morse Code
revised many of the
individual number and letter
codes
IS MORSE CODE STILL USED?

 The original “American” Morse Code invented by Samuel F.B.


Morse is hardly in use today
 International Morse Code is still used by U.S. Navy
intelligence specialists, amateur radio operator afficionados
and aviators

Students learn Morse code Navy using Morse code

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