Here’s an interesting article in today’s New York Times on the “Night of Nights”, commemorating the last broadcast from station KPH in California.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/14/us/14morse.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha23
The article contains links on the left side to an accompanying slide show of 10 pictures and audio of the anniversary message.
73,
Pat, NG1G
While doing some research on the Library of Congress’ web site for a history paper I came across a Samuel F. B. Morse collection. It contains some very interesting information about Morse’s telegraph code, including a digital photo of the first telegraph message, in 1844. Another document, from 1837, shows one of his earliest versions. It’s interesting to see how his code has changed from this version, and I’m thankful it did.
If you click on the “Collection Highlights” link it will take you right to the “good stuff”
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/sfbmhtml/sfbmhome.html
73,
Pat, NG1G
