Tags:: #Annotations #Telegraph #MorseCode
Morse Code & the Telegraph Annotations¶
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- This new technology opened the opportunity for many revolutionary technologies. It also helped with travel times and became a staple of early electrical technology.
the telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication.1
- Allowed people to communicate over long distances.
transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations.1
- Language of the telegraph, since people could not physically speak to each other.
Morse code assigned a set of dots and dashes to each letter of the English alphabet and allowed for the simple transmission of complex messages across telegraph lines.1
- Shows the development of technology to solve a major problem of long distance travels.
ancient civilizations such as those in China, Egypt and Greece used drumbeats, signal fires or smoke signals to exchange information between far-flung points.1
- The battery would later become what is used for nearly every device.
Alessandro Volta invented the battery, which reliably stored an electric current and allowed the current to be used in a controlled environment.1
- This was revolutionary as it allowed for coordinated travel along railways, decreasing the time spend travelling.
Their system was soon being used for railroad signaling in Britain.1
- Similar to cryptology, it is a new form of media that is presented to the world.
Morse code. The code assigned letters in the alphabet and numbers a set of dots (short marks) and dashes (long marks) based on the frequency of use;1
- Relates to cryptology and cryptanalysts.
Initially, the code, when transmitted over the telegraph system, was rendered as marks on a piece of paper that the telegraph operator would then translate back into English.1
- Major as it allowed for cross continental communication.
1866 the first permanent telegraph cable had been successfully laid across the Atlantic Ocean1