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** By Bethany F ** The Morse Code was invented in 1836 by Samuel Finley Breese Morse, who was an American inventor. It is a method of communication that uses lights or noises to transmit messages, certain letters having certain patterns that mark them out as that particular letter. The Morse Code was vital during World War One, used to send messages between battleships and naval bases. These messages were sent using an electrical telegraph system, known as a straight key. The straight key would send pulses along wires that controlled an electromagnet, that was positioned at the receiving end of the telegraph. The fir st public message was sent in 1844, by Samuel Morse, from Washington to Baltimore, saying, ‘What hath God wrought.’ The Morse Code is today used by stranded pilots, hunters or ships to flash out SOS so that search teams can find them. It is also used by people with disabilities to communicate. The Morse Code is famous because it allowed messages to be sent around the world in only a few hours. Before the Morse Code, messages had to be delivered by hand, so during wars orders could be passed around far quicker than before the Morse Code. The telegraph that sent the Morse Code helped to lay groundwork for later communication technologies, such as the telephone.
 * The Morse Code **