Telegraph code

Do you know that a "telegraph" is an old way of sending messages quickly over long distances? It's like using your phone to send a text message today, but a long, long time ago.

But how did people send messages through the telegraph? They had to use a special code that allowed them to send a message quickly and without making any mistakes. This code is called the telegraph code.

The telegraph code uses special symbols to represent each letter of the alphabet, numbers, and even some punctuation marks. These symbols were made up of dots and dashes.

For example, the letter A is represented by a dot followed by a dash, while the letter B is represented by a dash followed by three dots. These dots and dashes are called "Morse code" after the man who invented it, Samuel Morse.

The telegraph operators were experts in using this code. They could quickly translate the dots and dashes into letters and words, and send messages to people far away.

Thanks to the telegraph, people could send important messages across long distances quickly and easily. This was a big revolution in communication, and it changed the way people lived and worked forever.