Morse code

Summary

Morse code is a character encoding^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of character_encoding entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,823 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Morse code is credited with the discovery of Samuel Finley Breese Morse^[3].
• Morse code is credited with the discovery of Alfred Vail^[4].
• Morse code is the creator of Samuel Finley Breese Morse^[5].
• Morse code is the creator of Alfred Vail^[6].
• Morse code's video is recorded as Morse Code Radio Operator Training.ogv^[7].
• Morse code's image is recorded as SOS.svg^[8].
• Morse code's image is recorded as Seaman send Morse code signals.jpg^[9].
• Morse code's instance of is recorded as character encoding^[10].
• Morse code's instance of is recorded as script^[11].
• Morse code's instance of is recorded as constructed writing system^[12].
• Morse code's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet^[13].
• Morse code's instance of is recorded as code^[14].
• Samuel Finley Breese Morse is named after Morse code^[15].
• Morse code's GND ID is recorded as 4615561-2^[16].
• Morse code's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85087369^[17].
• Morse code's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119589369^[18].
• Morse code's location is recorded as Earth^[19].
• Morse code's Commons category is recorded as Morse code^[20].
• Morse code's said to be the same as is recorded as morse^[21].
• Morse code's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 49618^[22].
• +1837-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Morse code^[23].
• Morse code's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1836-00-00T00:00:00Z^[24].
• Morse code's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04sb4^[25].
• Morse code's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Morse code^[26].
• Morse code's Commons gallery is recorded as Morse code^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include character encoding^[10], script^[11], constructed writing system^[12], unicase alphabet^[13], and code^[14].

History and Context

+1837-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Morse code^[23]. Samuel Finley Breese Morse is named after it^[15].

Why It Matters

Morse code ranks in the top 3% of character_encoding entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,823 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 103 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]