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In the News (Thu 17 Dec 09)

  
  Samuel F. B. Morse
Being poor, Morse used in his model such crude materials as an old artist's canvas stretcher to hold it, a home-made battery and an old clock-work to move the paper on which dots and dashes were to be recorded.
With the aid of his new partners, Morse applied for a patent for his new telegraph in 1837, which he described as including a dot and dash code to represent numbers, a dictionary to turn the numbers into words and a set of sawtooth type for sending signals.
Morse explained that he chose her in part because she would be dependent on him.
www.morsehistoricsite.org /history/morse.html   (808 words)

  
 Samuel Morse
Morse is remembered for his Code, still used, and less for the invention that enabled it to be used, probably since landline telegraphy eventually gave way to wireless telegraphy.
Morse’s decision to abandon painting was possibly due in part to his failure in 1836 to secure a commission to paint the Rotunda of the Capitol building, a commission he had expected.
Morse was not, but was that evening at the Academy of Music for an emotional acclamation of his work.
www.rod.beavon.clara.net /samuel.htm   (721 words)

  
  TerraX.org Morse Code Page   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Morse code is a system of "dots" and "dashes" used to communicate when voice or other systems cannot be used.
Morse code can be sent in a variety of conditions by methods ranging from radio communications, to foghorn sounds, to signal lights and more.
Morse code is normally sent by beeps of sound or flashes of light, rather than being printed as dots and dashes.
terrax.org /comm/morsecode/morsecode.aspx   (811 words)

  
 Learn morse code with Morse Pilot
Morse code was invented by Samuel Morse (1791-1872).
Morse's original code was not the same as the one in use today, as it included pauses as well as dahs and dits.
Morse code requires the time between dits (short pulses) and dahs (long pulses), between letters, and between words to be as accurate as possible.
www.colorpilot.com /morse.html   (317 words)

  
 Morse
Morse had demonstrated the practicality of telegraph through a submarine wire two years before he first sent his epochal message from Washington to Baltimore in 1844.
Samuel Finley Breese Morse, inventor of several improvements to the telegraph, was born in Charlestown, Mass.
That year, Morse was traveling to the United States from Europe on a ship, when he overheard a conversation about electromagnetism that inspired his idea for an electric telegraph.
www.angelfire.com /nd/museum/Morse.html   (936 words)

  
 Inventor of the Week: Archive
Samuel Finley Breese Morse, inventor of several improvements to the telegraph, was born in Charlestown, Mass.
That year, Morse was traveling to the United States from Europe on a ship, when he overheard a conversation about electromagnetism that inspired his idea for an electric telegraph.
Morse died of pneumonia in New York on April 2, 1872.
web.mit.edu /invent/iow/morse.html   (754 words)

  
 U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > Historical Minutes > 1941-1963 > Wayne Morse Sets Filibuster Record
Wayne Morse was born in Wisconsin in 1900.
In 1968, Morse, a resolute critic of the war in Vietnam, lost his Senate seat to Robert Packwood by less than 3,000 votes.
For example, Clare Booth Luce was forced to resign her newly confirmed ambassadorship after commenting that her troubles with Senator Morse went back to the time when he had been kicked in the head by a horse.
www.senate.gov /artandhistory/history/minute/Wayne_Morse_Sets_Filibuster_Record.htm   (457 words)

  
 Morse Codes for Computer Access
Morse code is perfect for someone with little or no ablility to move.
Morse code has long been recognized as an effective computer access method for people who are not able to use a keyboard or mouse.
These are the morse codes I use to access the computer using a sip and puff pneumatic (air) switch connected to the AdapTek Interface Adap2U Adaptive Input Interface System.
www.makoa.org /jlubin/morsecode.htm   (826 words)

  
 Morse Code
Morse Code was invented by Samuel F. Morse (1791-1872), a painter and founder of the National Academy of Design.
Morse Code will always remain a viable means of providing highly reliable communications during difficult communications conditions.
Morse Code can be transmitted using sound or light, as sometimes happens between ships at sea.
www.omniglot.com /writing/morsecode.htm   (208 words)

  
 Morse Mania - morse code software practice tutor for the Macintosh. CW ham radio amateur license exam
Morse Mania is a morse code tutor for the Macintosh.
Farnsworth is useful when first learning morse code, so you don't reach the "plateau" around 7 wpm, where you can't copy any faster, because you learned the individual dots and dashes that make up each character, rather than the overall sound.
Morse Mania can also produce morse code from a text file, which is then also played out of your computer's speaker.
www.blackcatsystems.com /software/morsemania.html   (876 words)

  
 4F5AWW@QSL.NET - A Brief History of Morse Code   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Morse system of telegraphy was invented by Samuel Finley Breese Morse in the 1840s in the United States.
Morse code originated on telegraph lines and the original users did not listen to tones but instead to the clicking sounds created by sounders.
Morse code will always remain a viable means of providing highly reliable communications during difficult communications conditions.
www.qsl.net /4f5aww/module3a.htm   (531 words)

  
 Drum Handling Equipment
Since 1923 Morse Manufacturing has been dedicated to giving you more - and in today's world of increased domestic and international competition you should expect more.
Morse is "The Specialist in Drum Handling Equipment." We provide 55-gallon drum handling solutions, including hand drum trucks, portable drum handlers, specialized forklift attachments, and heavy-duty models for forklift mounted or below-hook drum handling with capacities up to 2500 Lb.
Morse drum rotators provide a method of mixing ingredients right inside your sealed drum.
www.morsemfgco.com   (439 words)

  
 The M.K. Morse Company professional-quality hole saws, saw blades and abrasives
The Morse Metal Devil™ combines unique metallurgy and a special tooth configuration to cut metal faster, cleaner and cooler than was previously possible.
The Morse Metal Devil™ is available in a wide range of sizes from 5-3/8" diameter to 14" diameter to fit both cordless and corded saws.
A special CD showing the Morse Metal Devil™ cutting a number of materials ranging from steel plate to thin metal studs is available from The M.K. Morse Company.
www.mkmorse.com   (590 words)

  
 Unit 2: Those Inventive Americans!
Today, however, Morse is primarily remembered as the inventor of the electric telegraph and the related code system that bears his name.
The electric telegraph, as designed by Morse, was basically an electrical circuit consisting of a battery, a key, and an electromagnet, all connected by wire.
Morse code is an extremely reliable and clear form of communication and is still used by ham radio operators, many Third World countries, cargo ships, and others who cannot afford or do not wish to depend solely upon satellite equipment.
www.npg.si.edu /edu/brush/guide/unit2/morse.html   (576 words)

  
 A Brief History of the Morse Telegraph
Morse telegraphy became the standard method of electrical communication in both the United States and Europe due to its simplicity and ability to work on inferior quality wires.
Morse continued to be used in Canada until the mid 1970s, and railroads in Mexico were still using the wire at least until 1990.
In the early 20th century, the Morse code was adapted to wireless transmission using radio waves.
www.faradic.net /~gsraven/history.html   (746 words)

  
 Morse Code
Morse's original code was not quite the same as the one in use today.
For international use it was modified as a result of a conference in Berlin in 1851; this regularised the code on a more rational basis and eliminated the spaces within the letters, but equally important from a European point of view it provided codes for accented letters.
Morse simply counted the number of pieces of type for each letter, thinking, soundly enough, that this must be related to the number needed.
home.clara.net /rod.beavon/morse.htm   (791 words)

  
 Inspector Morse TV Show - Inspector Morse Television Show - TV.com
Morse (played by the late John Thaw) is not the ideal policeman, his superiors think.
Morse, who has been off sick, is under doctor's orders to cut back on his drinking or face the consequences, but few people realize just how bad the state of his health is when he comes back to active service.
Morse's final order to Lewis is to send him away from his bed-side to follow the final clue which will crack the case.
www.tv.com /inspector-morse/show/4424/summary.html   (673 words)

  
 Samuel Finley Breese Morse — Infoplease.com
Morse's interest in electricity, aroused in his college days, was further stimulated by the lectures of James F. Dana in 1827 and later by contacts with university faculty.
Morse subsequently was compelled to defend his invention in court, although by then he commanded the acclaim of the world.
Samuel F.B. Morse - Samuel F.B. Morse Born: 1791 Birthplace: Charlestown, Mass.
www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0834120.html   (349 words)

  
 MYSTERY!: The Detectives: Inspector Morse
Morse is often morose and cranky and, when he is, he'd rather stare at the bubbles in his beer than engage in casual conversation.
It is the first time in seven seasons that Morse has shown any interest whatever in Lewis' family.
Morse is definitely not a demographically correct sort of television detective.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/mystery/detectives/morse.html   (266 words)

  
 Morse Group Limited - Sun Microsystems   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Morse is one of Sun's largest European partners, operating throughout the UK, Germany, France and Spain.
Morse’s Sun expertise is vital to us and Morse is very much our trusted adviser.
We trust Morse absolutely to give us the information we need, so we don’t have to spend time investigating it for ourselves.
www.morse.co.uk /tp_overview_3.htm   (245 words)

  
 ARRLWeb: ARRLWeb: Learn Morse Code (CW)!
Samuel F. Morse (1791-1872) was a painter and founder of the National Academy of Design.
Morse code originated on telegraph lines and the original users did not listen to tones but instead to the clicking sounds created by sounders.
When sending dahs (Morse code is composed of dits or short key closures, and dahs or longer key closures) the user simply sent two close-together dits.
www.arrl.org /FandES/ead/learncw   (1040 words)

  
 Morse Code and Phonetic Alphabets
The Java Morse code translator translates to and from Morse code and can play the Morse to you as sound.
The CGI Morse code translator translates to and from Morse code and can play the Morse to you as sound.
It runs on a computer in America and so could be slow if you wanted to listen to the Morse.
morsecode.scphillips.com   (130 words)

  
 Morse, Louisiana LA, village profile (Acadia Parish) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Morse is in Acadia Parish, in the Crowley metro area.
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Morse was $12,346, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Morse, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $235.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=3493   (448 words)

  
 Chuck Morse - Morse Code TalkShow   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Ex-candidate for Congress to launch local talk show Chuck Morse, a former candidate for Congress, said Wednesday he will be starting a conservative radio talk show next week that will focus on the Attleboro area.
Morse said the “epicenter” of the market for radio station 1320 AM WARL is Attleboro, North Attleboro, Wrentham, Mansfield, and Foxboro.
Morse said he wants to use his show to voice a conservative alternative to the Democrats who dominate Massachusetts politics.
www.chuckmorse.com /index.html   (928 words)

  
 "Inspector Morse" (1987)
A cultured, educated man who none the less loves fast cars (his trademark red Jaguar is as well-known an icon as Magnum's red Ferrari), whisky, women (although he doesn't seem very lucky with them), and of course, a good pint of REAL beer.
His "sidekick", Sgt Lewis, is the perfect counterpart to Morse's sometimes-overly-intellectual approach to policing.
Morse is usually so overconfident in his suspicions that the real killer goes uncaught, and where Morse goes, murder almost certainly follows.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0092379   (635 words)

  
 David Morse Online
David Morse will join the cast of the HBO miniseries John Adams, which stars Paul Giamatti as the second U.S. president, according to this story.
According to this report, David Morse will be appearing in the third season of House as a guest star.
Morse, known to patrons of the indies for his emotionally dead role as John Booth, a drunk driver being sought for revenge after killing a little girl in The Crossing Guard, raises his voice only once, relying instead on trying to convince Jack to do the wrong thing, i.e.
www.davidmorse.org   (4758 words)

  
 Morse Code Programs
Morse Beeper -- From Harold L Hunt II -- program for Microsoft Windows that plays beeps in Morse Code for text that is being typed on the keyboard, regardless of what application you are currently in.
Morse Machine teaches you Morse code by sending a character and waiting for you to type what you heard on the keyboard.
A popular and free one is called LAME and is available at http://lame.sourceforge.net So with those two tools and a little batch file, it would be easy to make a morse code MP3 file.
www.ac6v.com /morseprograms.htm   (941 words)

  
 Morse Society Homepage
Make sure you mention that you are with the Morse Society when you call to make your room reservations to receive this group rate.
Clans settled in Canada, New England, the middle Atlantic states and the southeastern part of the U.S. Some came as free men, some as indentured servants, but all came to start a new life in the new world.
No matter where your Morse or Moss family came from or where they decided to put down roots, your family is part of our family.
www.morsesociety.org   (484 words)

  
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Twenty-one years and 33 episodes have passed since Inspector Morse first appeared on our screens in 1987.
ITV3 recently asked for your all-time greatest Morse moments.
We caught up with Lewis star Kevin Whately, who revealed his most cherished Morse episode
www.inspectormorse.co.uk   (141 words)

  
 Terry Morse Software - convert Mac files to HTML Web pages - free software download
Terry Morse Software - convert Mac files to HTML Web pages - free software download
Terry Morse Software develops products to convert any document into a Web page with just one click.
Our award winning Terry Morse Myrmidon set a new standard for simplicity and ease of use, bringing Web publishing within the reach of everyone.
www.terrymorse.com   (97 words)

  
 Samuel F. B. Morse Home Page
The online version of the Samuel F. Morse Papers at the Library of Congress will offer access to the Manuscript Division collection of letterbooks, diaries, scrapbooks, clippings, and drawings of the inventor of the telegraph.
This preview includes the paper tape containing the famous words chosen by Morse as the first telegraphic message, sent on May 24, 1844, "What hath God wrought?" Also, on view here is this early daguerreotype of Morse taken by Mathew Brady.
The Library plans to place selections from the Morse collection online beginning in 1998.
memory.loc.gov /ammem/atthtml/mrshome.html   (98 words)

  
 Morse College - Home
- Congrats to Philip Clopton, Morse '08, who has been crowned MR.
Thanks to all the Morsels who came out to support Phil!
Welcome to the home of Morse College Online!
www.yale.edu /morse   (53 words)

  
 Morse Express
Oak Hills Research QRP transceivers and accessories, kits or built
Books and other publications on a variety of Morse related topics
Sponsored by Morse Express and moderated by N1FN
www.morsex.com   (99 words)

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