Who discovered the Morse code, and why?

Developed in the 1830s and 1840s by Samuel Morse (1791-1872) and other inventors, the telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication. It worked by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations. read more

Samuel F. B. Morse is the man who lent his name to Morse Code. He developed one of the first electrical telegraph systems. While the electrical system was the medium, there still needed to be a way to send information over it. read more

Samuel Morse revolutionized communication by putting scientific knowledge to work. He did not see any conflict between his scientific knowledge and Christianity—in fact, quite the reverse. Samuel Morse revolutionized communication by putting scientific knowledge to work. read more

The code — known as Morse code — assigned each number, letter or special character a unique sequence of short and long signals called "dots" and "dashes." In Morse code transmission, the short dot signal is the basic time measurement. read more