Morse Code

In this article, we will be talking about Morse code. What is it and how is it use? But First of all, let us talk about how messages were sent in the past. I am talking about way, way back. Before we had text messages, before we had cellphones, before we had internet, or even a phone in the house. The only way to communicate with each other was by sending a physical letter. This could often take a very long time. How did this change? When the telegraph was invented in 1837, this allowed people to send electronic messages to each other over great distances, for the first time.

So what exactly is a telegraph? Some of you might have heard it before, like me, and some might have heard it for the first time.

How does a telegraph work?

A telegraph is a a machine that is used to transfer messages through long cables, using electricity. People would press down the compass needle onto a grid and messages would travel through the wires and come out in another l0cation as a message.

So who invented Morse code? Morse code was invented in 1838, so long ago, by man called Samuel Finley Breese Morse. He invented Morse code as a simple way to use the telegraph system. He invented a new code called "Morse code" which is like a new language.

What did Morse code sound like? We know that each letter had a different pattern of sounds of dots and dashes after it. So if you wanted to write a word or a whole sentence, it sound maybe a little bit of like a song.

Here's a video I got from Youtube on what Morse code would sound like.

So let's look even closer about what is Morse code. Morse code is a combination of dots , dashes and spaces that together make letters and words. It is an alphabet that has been invented to simplify communication and create letters using only dots, dashes and spaces.

If you look at the picture above, its got all the letters of the alphabet. You can also see black lines or black dots next to it. All of the black lines and black dots is what the people would be doing when they're pressing the button down to make the Morse code. If it's just a little dot then press it short, and if it's a longer one, they would hold down the button so it would make the short or the longest sounds.

But what is Morse code actually used for? Well Morse code was, and still is, used for a lot during war and combat as it is a quick way to get messages across the country. The most famous word used in Morse code is S.O.S which means Save our Souls. This is a distress message for anyone who is in danger.

Learned something new? This is actually new to me, I got this idea from my daughter. And I really learned a lot about Morse code while doing this article. I hope you do, too!

photo and information source: Google

video source: Youtube