Morse code was invented by Samuel Morse and was used in the early 1800's to message people in a telegram. It is a series of beeps that are short and long. For example _ is called a dash and it would be a long beep, and . would be dot and it would be a short beep.
Morse Code is comprised of two different signal units-dots and dashes. Your first objective will be learning to recognize these units as they appear in text. Dots look like simple periods, whereas dashes are long horizontal lines similar to hyphens. Every character in the English language can be represented using these two signals.
In the official terminology of Morse Code, dots are called "dits," pronounced with a short "i" sound and a silent "t."
Dashes are formally known as "dahs," with a short "a" sound.
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