Samuel Morse
/ˌsæmjuəl ˈmɔːs/
/ˌsæmjuəl ˈmɔːrs/
- (1791-1872) an American who invented the telegraph (= a device for sending messages on electric wires) and Morse code, a special 'alphabet' in which letters are represented by a series of short and long radio signals or flashes of light (dots and dashes ). His first public message, sent in Morse code from Baltimore to Washington, DC, on 24 May 1844, was ‘What hath God wrought!’ His inventions were important to communication during the American Civil War.
塞缪尔·莫尔斯（Samuel Morse）：（1791-1872）一位发明电报和莫尔斯电码的美国人，莫尔斯电码是一种特殊的“字母”，其中字母由一系列长短的无线电信号或闪烁表示光（点和虚线）。1844年5月24日，他以摩尔斯电码从巴尔的摩向华盛顿特区发送的第一条公开信息是：“上帝做了什么！” 他的发明对于美国内战期间的交流非常重要。