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     The Modern International Morse code was invented by Friedrich Clemens Gerke in 1848 and was used for the telegraphy between Hamburg and Cuxhaven in Germany. (“Morse code-Asinahnet Encyclopedia)

 

                                   

 

 

 

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                                                                                     Cuxhaven                                     Hamburg

 

 

 

                

                                              

    International Morse code is still used today, although it  became almost exclusively the province of amateur radio operators. (“Morse code tidbits”)