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.
telegraph was an old machine invented by Thomas Edison, to talk to each other.
HOW THEY MADE A MORSE CODE MACHINE Samuel F.B. Morse and Alfred Vail developed an electric telegraph which sent pulses of electrical current to control an electromagnet that was located at the receiving end of the telegraph wire.
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Dr. David Alter invented the telegraph during the year of 1836, although Samuel Morse made several key developments in the invention.
The telegraph key, an essential component in early telegraph systems, was developed by Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail in the 1830s. They created the device as part of the Morse code system, which allowed for the transmission of messages over long distances using electrical signals. The key itself is a simple switch that opens and closes an electrical circuit, enabling the transmission of dots and dashes that represent letters and numbers.
The electrical telegraph system was not created until the 1800s. The closest thing to the telegraph in the 1700s was a visual semaphore system. The Morse system, using a telegraph key to send a system of dots and dashes (Morse Code) was patented in 1837.
To use a telegraph to send messages, you would first need to tap out the message in Morse code using a telegraph key. The key sends electrical signals through a wire to a receiving station, where the message is decoded and written down.
Yes. Each short tap of the Morse key sent a burst of electricity down the line.
The telegraph uses a "telegraph key" to send the Morse code. The code is a series of dots and dashes that is used in specific combinations to represent letters of the alphabet. When the telegraph key is closed, a transmitter that it is connected to it sends out a CW (continuous wave) of the frequency that the transmitter is tuned to. The letters are formed by the length of time that the transmitter key is held down. For example the letter A ( . _ ) , it is a dot and a dash, the key is held down for a short specific time for the dot and the dash is formed by holding the key down for twice as long as the dot. An average telegrapher can read 15 words a minute, this is 15 words x 5 letters per word = 75 letters a minute. Good telegraphers can double this speed up to 30 words a minute.
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A telegraph key.
If the computer you are using is connected to the internet, when you press the 'web key' it will take you to the browser that is installed on your computer.