Coded+Messages

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__ Why are codes used? __ To send messages that only certain people can read. Codes allowed allies in the wars to send messages that their enemies could not read. __Who invented the morse code?__ In 1838 Samuel Morse first used morse code to transfer a signal over a telegraph wire. The modern international morse code was invented by Friedrich Clemens Gerke in 1848 and was used for telegraphy between Hamburg and Cuxhaven in Germany.

__What is the morse code alphabet?__ The morse code alphabet is a series of dots and dashes that represent the letters of the alphabet.

__Are codes still used today?__ Yes, the scouts use codes. Morse code is still used as well, and remains the most most efficient way to send messages via radio communication.

__Who cracked the queen Mary’s code?__ Sir Walsingham cracked the secret code Mary Queen of Scots used to communicate with her conspiritors.

__**We were unable to answer the following questions. Can anyone help?**__ Why do criminals use codes? Can codes be used with sound waves? How do they put code over the radio? How do you use codes? How long ago were they used? How much does a telegraph machine cost? How long does a code last? What year did the morse code come out? What is the coded message alphabet? What countries still use codes? Do criminals still use codes? How many types of codes are there? Did they use codes during the war? How long does it take to type? How do people crack the codes? How do we make codes? Are people still cracking codes today?