Samuel F.B. Morse patented an electric telegraph machine on June 20th 1840. In 1844, he gave a public demonstration of the telegraph by sending four words (“What hath God wrought?”) from the U ...

A neglected anniversary of sorts came and went May 24; it was the first public demonstration of Samuel F.B. Morse’s telegraph 178 years ago at B&O Mount Clare Station, today the home of the ...

The telegraph served generations as a communications device this century, but now it's nearly extinct. NPR's Jonathan Kern recalls how the device and its Morse Code were an important part of his ...

Long relishes the nostalgia of it. “Morse Code has been around for over 150 years starting with telegraphs back in the 1800s. It’s a simple, fun way to contact people around the world.” ...

If you are a ham radio operator of a certain age, you probably remember ads for “The Instructograph,” a mechanical device for learning Morse code. [Our Own Devices] has an ancient speci… ...

Besides being the local ticket agent, Carroll operated the depot’s telegraph machine. An expert in Morse Code, he shared his customers’ joys and sorrows via telegram from 1903 to 1948.

The Commissioner of Patents has renewed the Morse Telegraph Patent, of June 1840, for the term of seven years--Professor MORSE having disclaimed so much of his eighth specification as brings it ...