Morse Code Teacher Resources

Sample of early Morse Code, sent by Alfred Vail to Samuel Morse

Find out how young Thomas Edison's curiosity got him into trouble, and how, during his teen years, he lost his hearing but gained confidence as an aspiring inventor, This video was adapted from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. Though Edison had just...

This site provides information on American inventors Benjamin Franklin, Robert Fulton, Eli Whitney, Thomas Jefferson, Isaac Singer, Wilbur Wright, Thomas Alva Edison, Elias Howe, and Alexander Graham Bell. It offers pictures from and...

Part of a video series, this clip profiles Marconi who made possible the first wireless message transmitted from England to Cabot Tower, Newfoundland. Learn more about this innovative man and his even more amazing achievement. Links to...

Who uses light to communicate? Go from sea to shining sea as we visit a lighthouse, board a Navy ship, and take a stroll on the red carpet! Learners will investigate different ways of communicating with light and at the end of the lesson...

The man most commonly associated with the telegraph, Samuel Morse, did not invent the communications tool. But he developed it, commercialized it and invented the famous code for it that bears his name.

An account of Samuel Morse's life and career, with links to related information. Uses popups for photos.

An account of Samuel Morse's life and career, with links to related information.

Contrary to myth, Samuel Morse did not invent the telegraph, but he made key improvements to its design, and his work to deploy it would transform communications worldwide.

This article explains Alfred Vail's partnership with Samuel Morse and his contributions to the development of the telegraph.

A lesson plan from the producers of the 16-episode PBS series "Freedom: A History of US" that looks at the technological advances of early nineteenth-century America and the birth of the Industrial Revolution in America.

The industrial revolution in America spawned the inventions of many inventors, who improved technology in many different areas. See how transportation, agriculture, and communications were transformed because of these inventions.

An overview of the achievements that occurred during the second Industrial Revolution are found on this site. It includes information on gas and electric power, communications, public transportation, the motor and flight industries, and...

Describes the weaponry used during the Civil War, and some of the innovative technology that the Union's military forces employed. These included the minie ball, rifles, underwater torpedoes, the use of hot air balloons, and improved...

Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 - April 2, 1872) was an American painter of portraits and historic scenes, the creator of a single wire telegraph system, and co-inventor, with Alfred Vail, of the Morse Code.

(1791-1872) American inventor of the Morse code.

Inventor of Morse Code

(1791-1872) Inventor of the Morse Code and a painter.

The inventor of the telegraph that used a needle to point to the right letter instead of using Morse code.

This is an Inventors Hall of Fame website on Samuel F.B. Morse. Includes a short biography and portrait.

Provides biographical information on Samuel Morse as well as information on his invention of the telegraph. (Pictures no longer load.)

Learn brief information concerning Samuel Morse, inventor of the telegraph, who was featured on the two cent postage stamp.

Read about the history of the telegraph in this article, which is a transcript of a radio broadcast.

This site, which is provided for by the Library of Congress, gives information on the first telegraph invented and the first message ever transmitted.