THE LONG AND SHORT OF THE CODE; Samuel Morse's revolutionary code keeps a dwindling group of Minnesota telegraph operators in touch.(VARIETY)

From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | Date: April 27, 2004| Author: Meier, Peg | Copyright information

Byline: Peg Meier; Staff Writer

CORRECTION PUBLISHED 04/28/04: The Morse code key that appeared with this article was the original before it was simplified in 1851 at an international convention.

Morse code is a dying language, but it's not click-clacking its way to the grave unnoticed.

Some of the last of the Minnesota men who can communicate in dots and dashes gathered Saturday to celebrate the birthday of Samuel F.B. Morse, the man who invented ...

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