Why is Morse code called that?

Soon after its introduction in Europe, it became apparent that the original Morse Code was inadequate for the transmission of much non-English text, since it lacked codes for letters with diacritic marks. read more

Morse Code is pretty much a dying ‘skill/art’ these days with everyone going with computers for communicating everything from musice to videos; but it is the most reliable, when circumstances kock out all other means of communication, in getting messages from point A to point B. read more

What is called Morse code today is actually somewhat different from what was originally developed by Vail and Morse. The Modern International Morse code, or continental code, was created by Friedrich Clemens Gerke in 1848 and initially used for telegraphy between Hamburg and Cuxhaven in Germany. read more