Samuel Morse
 
  Speaker From the Past  
 
Name: Samuel Morse
Topic: Morse Code How Long Will it Last
Location: Every Room and Air wave
Date & Time: Every day any time
Samuel Mores
 

Samuel Morse here. You know me, I developed the system of communication that came to be known as Morse Code. Little did I know what a hit it would be, or how useful it would become for so many people. The code was valued in the military as early as the Crimean War in 1854. During the American Civil war, deployment techniques for landlines were developed. In 1898, the Spanish-American war used the code for telegraphy for newspaper correspondents. The first military radio telegraphy occurred during the Russo-Japanese War in 1904. Telegraphers seemed to be grateful for the “bug” which relieved them of the repetitive “brass pounding.” The use of the code on the radio became a very popular resource of communication, and a group known as Amateur Radio picked up on it. Over the years, it has been a requirement for all licensed operators above technician. The “do-da’s” and did-dat’s” are the familiar sounds of a message crossing the airways. Yet today, this old tradition has met its fate. So long, we’ll meet Morse Code from time to time, maybe an echo will travel across the waves to remind of us of our history.

By: Tassy Rios

   
     
     
     
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