Morse Code

What was the first telegraph message?

Inventor and accomplished artist Samuel F.B. Morse sent a short message over an experimental line from Washington D.C. to Baltimore on May 24, 1844,. Taken from the Bible, an excerpt from Numbers 23:23, the message said: "What hath God wrought?"

The phrase had been suggested to Morse by Annie Ellsworth, the young daughter of a friend. The success of the experiment would change forever the national communication system.

Who knew we'd use this encoding idea here at TNT! Simply type in your message, hit 'Translate' and tah-dah! there's your Morse Code message!

Words appear on separate lines. If a word exceeds the canvas size, it wraps to the next line.

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