Actually Morse's original code used dots, dashes, long dashes, and very long dashes. It also used 5 different lengths of gaps.
This was greatly simplified by the adoption of the International Morse Code (largely developed in Germany then modified a bit by international agreements) to just dots and dashes. The number of different length gaps was also reduced to only 3.
It is also worth noting that while we read these letters on a page as dots and dashes, Morse code was transmitted using sounds, little bursts of electricity that came out sounding like "dit" (the sound for the letter E) or "da-dit" (the sound for the letter N) or "dah" (the letter T). Every letter of the alphabet had its own unique sound, and that made Morse code difficult to learn. But eventually, a modification of Morse code, known as Phillips code, used sounds for common words, rather than requiring the operator to spell out each word letter-by-letter.
Close... the things they transmitted over the wires were actually sounds. They just called tham dots for the shorter ones and dashes for the longer ones.
i believe Morse code was the verbal representation using clicks and relating sounds...
you use dots and dashes in the Morse code
Samuel Morse, an American inventor, developed a system for sending coded messages instantly along electrical wires.
Morse clicks, called Morse code, are dots and dashes. Dots are the short clicks, while dashes are longer. Morse clicks, called Morse code, are dots and dashes. Dots are the short clicks, while dashes are longer.
You can use Morse code to communicate messages by representing each letter with a series of dots and dashes. For example, "SOS" in Morse code is "... --- ...", which is the universal distress signal.
Morse Code
They could send messages using it by telegraph and ships used it. If you know Morse code you don’t have to say anything, but can use lights to send the dots and dashes that make up Morse code.
Samuel Morse developed Morse code for transmitting data using a series of dots and dashes.
Morse Code is a system of dots and dashes associated with sending a telegram.
Morse or Murray code. Morse uses a morse key worked by a skilled operator who sends a series of dots and dashes over the wire. Another operator listens to the dots and dashes and writes the message down on paper. Murray code is a five bit machine code, used by telexes and teleprinters.
Morse code
Close... the things they transmitted over the wires were actually sounds. They just called tham dots for the shorter ones and dashes for the longer ones.
Samuel Morse is most famous for inventing the telegraph which is a means of communication by sending a series of dots and dashes over electrical wires to send a message. These series of dots and dashes came to be known as Morse Code.