With over 160 years of history under its belt, Morse code is by far the oldest digital signaling system known to man. Originally developed for telegraph systems, [Samuel Morse’s] code has been sent ...

Morse Code Day is April 27, 2018. Learn how the electric telegraph revolutionized how quickly messages could be received. Katya Vines, PhD You have big news that you want to share with family in ...

Most inventors have an interest in either science or engineering. However, for the first four decades of his life, Samuel Morse's great passion was painting. After getting his parents' permission to ...

Opera singer Ada Jones using Morse code in 1915. Library of Congress archives. In March 2006, a college dropout named Jack Dorsey finished coding a site for Internet users to post 140-character ...

Why does the landscape remain lit 30 to 45 minutes after the sun has set? Harriett Drake, Fayetteville, Georgia What you’re seeing then is twilight. From wherever you’re standing, shortly after sunset ...

Samsung wants to teach you about the history of electronics, as long as you can stay awake long enough to sit through the dull lessons. Through its Innovation Museum, the company is releasing five ...

Samuel F.B. Morse’s oil on canvas “Gallery of the Louvre,” which arrived this week at the Seattle Art Museum for a four-month visit, is actually three dozen or more paintings in one. It’s ...