You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Samuel F.B. Morse patented an electric telegraph machine on June 20th 1840.

Reviving a 200-year-old system, enthusiasts are putting the digit back in digital communication Larry Kahaner Larry Kahaner is an American journalist and author who resides in Bethesda, Maryland.

Morse code is a method of encoding words that was invented in the 19th Century as a way of transmitting messages over long distances. This was before the era of telephones and way before smartphones!

If you don’t know Morse code, you probably think of a radio operator using a “key” to send Morse code. These were — and still are — used. They are little more than a switch built to be comfortable in ...