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 decades, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Jim Bennett/Getty Images Steve Morse enjoyed a 28 year stint with Deep Purple, making him ...

Conventional wisdom holds that the best way to learn a new language is immersion: just throw someone into a situation where they have no choice, and they’ll learn by context. Militaries use immersion ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. - Dots and dashes darted through the airwaves long before text or instant messages, even before e-mail, cell phones or telephone lines. While these new forms of communication ...

Navy ships typically communicate with each other via radio or satellites, but every ship has a few backups just in case. One of the most common backups is the signal lamp, where sailors can send Morse ...

Actor Robert Morse, who won a Tony Award as a hilariously brash corporate climber in “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” and a second one a generation later as the brilliant, troubled ...

Morse code creator Samuel F.B. Morse made long-distance chats almost instantaneous with his co-invention of the telegraph, which he patented in 1847. While he’s best known for revolutionizing ...

Robert Morse, the impish actor and singer who found early fame and success as the Tony Award-winning star of Broadway‘s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and enjoyed a late-career ...

A chapter in western Massachusetts political history closes Friday when Alex Morse resigns as mayor of Holyoke. After more than nine years as mayor, and following his loss in a bitter 2020 ...