Samuel Morse and the Invention of Morse Code

Samuel Morse, an art professor at New York University, collaborated with Leonard Gale and Alfred Vail to develop a telegraph model in 1837. Initially, the model used a one-wire system with ticker tape, but it had decoding errors. Morse improved the system by creating Morse code, a series of dots and dashes representing letters and numbers, which could be sound-read by operators. In 1838, Morse demonstrated his telegraph in New York City, transmitting 10 words per minute. The video concludes with review questions about Morse's work.

Which university did Samuel Morse join as an art professor upon returning to the United States?

• Harvard University

• New York University

• Yale University

• George Washington University

Who were the two individuals that assisted Morse in his telegraph development?

• Alexander Graham Bell and Guglielmo Marconi

• Leonard Gale and Alfred Vail

• James Clerk Maxwell and Michael Faraday

• Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla

What was the main issue with Morse's first telegraph model?

• It was too expensive to produce

• It had decoding errors

• It was too slow

• It required multiple wires

What is the name of the communication system using dots and dashes developed by Morse?

• Telegraph speak

• Morse code

• Tele-talker

• Signal script

In which city did Morse first publicly demonstrate his telegraph?

• New York City

• Boston

• Philadelphia

• Hartford