With over 160 years of history under its belt, Morse code is by far the oldest digital signaling system known to man. Originally developed for telegraph systems, [Samuel Morse’s] code has been sent ...

In case you’re not a former sailor or ham radio operator, the above is not a typesetting snafu. Those are the dashes and dots (or “dits” and “dahs,” as telegraph operators often vocalize them) that ...

Navy ships typically communicate with each other via radio or satellites, but every ship has a few backups just in case. One of the most common backups is the signal lamp, where sailors can send Morse ...

Robert Morse, the impish actor and singer who found early fame and success as the Tony Award-winning star of Broadway‘s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and enjoyed a late-career ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. - Dots and dashes darted through the airwaves long before text or instant messages, even before e-mail, cell phones or telephone lines. While these new forms of communication ...

We like to think of space as the one place where all tech is high and all gadgets are bleeding edge. That may be the case most of the time, but Japan’s Fukuoka Institute of Technology is taking one ...

How many Broadway shows has Robert Morse been in? Robert Morse has appeared on Broadway in 10 shows. How many West End shows has Robert Morse been in? Robert Morse has not appeared in the West End.

Morse code creator Samuel F.B. Morse made long-distance chats almost instantaneous with his co-invention of the telegraph, which he patented in 1847. While he’s best known for revolutionizing ...

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It doesn’t always work out this way, but sometimes older is faster. Two Morse code men recently bested a fast-fingered teen “texting” a message via cell phone in a high-profile digital duel that aired ...