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First, wires (like telephone wires) were strung between major cities. One wire fed into the telegraph keying machine, as shown above. The Telegraph Operator tapped on the lever (shown on the left - the black circular pad). The tappings represented letters of the alphabet that made up the words in the message. (Messages were kept very short!) The taps that formed letters created a signal. This was called Morse Code. The signal was carried through the overhead wires strung between telegraph poles (telephone has not yet been invented). The signals were heard in telegraph offices where Telegraph Operators could decipher the message being received.
Telegraph Operators were all usually men. They wore knitted half sleeves (wrist to elbow), and the visor cap as shown in this video. Hanging on a string in front of him are the Morse Codes. Watch his finger tap out a message and hear it click as he receives a reply. In its heyday, the Telegraph Office would be full of those clicking sounds during a usual day; the office was always busy.
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∙ 8y agoFirst, wires (like telephone wires) were strung between major cities. One wire fed into the telegraph keying machine, as shown above. The Telegraph Operator tapped on the lever (shown on the left - the black circular pad). The tappings represented letters of the alphabet that made up the words in the message. (Messages were kept very short!) The taps that formed letters created a signal. This was called Morse Code. The signal was carried through the overhead wires strung between telegraph poles (telephone has not yet been invented). The signals were heard in telegraph offices where Telegraph Operators could decipher the message being received.
Telegraph Operators were all usually men. They wore knitted half sleeves (wrist to elbow), and the visor cap as shown in this video. Hanging on a string in front of him are the Morse Codes. Watch his finger tap out a message and hear it click as he receives a reply. In its heyday, the Telegraph Office would be full of those clicking sounds during a usual day; the office was always busy.
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What was the life before the telegraph?
Life before the telegraph was a different way than sending messages with the telegraph. People used letters to send messages.
How was the telegraph used?
the first method used to send messages by electricity.
How did the telegraph improve life?
it let you send messages to Friends and family
What is the definition of telegraph?
The noun 'telegraph' is a system for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire by creating signals by making and breaking an electrical connection. Telegraph signals are sent over wires. The verb 'to telegraph' is to send a message by telegraph.
What is the used of telegraph?
A telegraph is used to send messages over long distances. The telegraph people are usually familiar with today does this electrically, and uses Morse Code. There were earlier telegraphs, however, that were visual and used flags, with messages being relayed from one station to the next.
What could send messages over very long distances within a matter of seconds?
the telegraph.
Could send messages over very long distances within a matter of seconds.?
Telegraph
How did the telegraphs help American communities?
The telegraph allowed Americans to send messages to one another. The telegraph worked by sending a message via a wire.
Who Developed a way to send telegraph messages between moving railroads trains?
Granville T. Woods
An instrument that can send messages over long distances is called?
A telegram, a telephone, a computer, a semaphore, a telegraph.
How does the telegraph key operate?
THe telegraph key is a switch. Tapping it closes a circuit and send a pulse of electricity down the line. These taps are used to code messages.
What mid-19th century invention enabled poeople to send messages the Atlantic ocean almost instantly?
telegraph
