Morse Code
By Angelina
What is Morse Code?
- A "language" created by Samuel Morse
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how was it made?
- has all 26 letters of the english alphabet and 9 numbers
- most commonly used letters are shorter, least commonly used letters are longer
- most commonly used letters are shorter, least commonly used letters are longer
Why was it made?
- delivering messages faster
- for military use
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- for military use
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World war 2
- was used in world war 2 by both SIDES ("AXIS POWERS" AND "ALLIED POWERS")
german transmitter used in the war
what is it used for?
- aviation: used by pilots (commercial and military) to communicate to airports
- amateur radio: most popular method, regular people send morse code to each other
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speed records: people set records in contests to judge how fast you can read morse code
- assistive technology: used by mute people to communicate with others
- amateur radio: most popular method, regular people send morse code to each other
- speed records: people set records in contests to judge how fast you can read morse code
- assistive technology: used by mute people to communicate with others
Methods of sending morse code
- light source (such as a flashlight)
- smoke signals
- radio (use this site
to type a message and
listen to it)
- smoke signals
- radio (use this site
Other facts
- very few people know the original morse code; most people know a variant of the original
- the person that invented morse code also invented the telegraph (he intended morse code to be transmitted through the telegraph)
- the person that invented morse code also invented the telegraph (he intended morse code to be transmitted through the telegraph)
Morse Code
By amr5
