Today in Technology History
June 20 (continued)

The image below is the first of the nine pages in Morse's patent from June 20, 1840. The top half of the page shows the original version of Morse code. The bottom half of the page shows the various mechanisms that would be used for typing Morse code. This image is courtesy of the U.S. Patent Office; to see the entire patent, enter the patent number (1,647) in the box on this page.

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