Codes
The first widely used character code was the Morse Code, developed in 1838 by Samuel F. B. Morse (1791–1872). This two-symbol, dot-and-dash code is capable of representing the characters ...
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Morse Code
Morse code is a series of dots and dashes that represent letters of the alphabet and numerals, used in transmitting telegraph messages. It is named for Samuel Morse, who invented the code.
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The Associated Press and the Dutch news agency Novum announced a strategic news partnership in the Netherlands on Monday.Under the terms of the deal, Novum will acquire the AP's Dutch news service ...
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Seymour Cray wanted to talk to his sister. But it was already after bedtime, and the young Crays were supposed to stay in their beds. Young Seymour had a strategy: If he could figure out how to rig...
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An elevator ride became a turning point 14 the life of inventor Granville Woods, a peer of visionaries Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse and Alexander Graham Bell.Elevators needed operators to con...
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It's the coldest of cold cases, and yet it keeps warming to life. Seventy years after Amelia Earhart disappeared, clues are still turning up. Long-dismissed notes taken of a shortwave distress call...
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It's the coldest of cold cases, and yet it keeps warming to life. Seventy years after Amelia Earhart disappeared, clues are still turning up. Long-dismissed notes taken of a shortwave distress call...
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Nostalgia ain't what it used to be. In these frenzied, media-saturated times, the lure of a simpler past is more powerful than ever. That may explain the success of "The Dangerous Book for Boys," a...
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A 24-hour music marathon spanning seven continents reached the Western Hemisphere on Saturday, with rappers, rockers and country stars taking the stage at Live Earth concerts to fight climate chang...
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In a global series of concerts featuring aboriginal dancing, imitation chimpanzee cries and a lot of reunited rock bands, musicians and celebrities called for fans to take action against global war...
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An old discovery by the German military during World War II is helping to make today's passwords and databases more secure.Decades ago, German officers listening to U.S. Morse code messages noticed...
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Codes
Morse Code
AP in partnership with Dutch agency
