Last week, Col 8 got so wrapped up in choko vines and food names that Tom Baker’s query about ABC in Morse code fell by the wayside. So now, back to it. Mary Carde of Parrearra in Queensland ...

Morse code is a communication system developed by Samuel Morse, an American inventor, in the late 1830s. The code uses a combination of short and long pulses – dots and dashes, respectively ...

The Titanic famously (or infamously) used Morse code to call out in distress at the end of its final voyage. Ships at sea and the land-based stations that supported them used Morse code for ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Last week, Col 8 got so wrapped up in choko vines and food names that Tom Baker’s query about ABC in Morse code fell by the wayside.

We talk about Morse code, named after its inventor, Samuel Morse. However, maybe we should call it Vail code after Alfred Vail, who may be its real inventor. Haven’t heard of him? You aren’t ...