Morse code

James T. Kirk hears the tapping of morse code while in thebrig.
Morse code was an earlyHuman means of non-verbalcommunication.
History and specifics[]
This system, developed bySamuel Morse in the19th century, involved set series of dashes and dots, short and long tones or delays in knocks. (TOSepisode: "Space Seed";TOSnovel:The Fearful Summons)
In2155, while trapped on aRomulan ship,Charles Tucker III had used the modulation pulses to tap out a message to theEnterprise warning them of an upcoming attack. (ENTnovel:Kobayashi Maru)
James T. Kirk learned Morse code as a youngster one summer when he and his brotherSam vacationed at their grandparents' house inVermont. The brothers and three boys from a nearby farm wrote coded messages to each other, pretending to beNative Americans relaying messages against invadingBritish soldiers, their parents. (TOSnovel:Windows on a Lost World)
By the2260s, Morse code was rarely used. (TOSnovella:The Truth Machine)
In2287,Montgomery Scott made use of Morse code in the liberation ofJames T. Kirk and company from theUSS Enterprise -A's brig. (TOSmovie:The Final Frontier)
Tom Paris andHarry Kim were familiar with Morse code from their experience with theCaptain Protonholodeck programs. (VOYepisode: "Drive")
In theyear2377 when theUSSda Vinci was trapped in atessaract, they were able to get a message toMontgomery Scott using Morse code. (CoEeBook:The Art of the Comeback)
In2293,Alma Roth transmitted a message using an amalgam of two codes, Morse and Lonteen's Light, which she knewNyota Uhura would be able to interpret, being a specialist in old codes. (TOSnovel:Best Destiny)
In theyear2381, the rogueartificial intelligenceBadgey trappedUSSCerritosofficers and visitors in thestarship'sholodeck. In one of his drills,D'Vana Tendi used Morse code as a low-tech means of sending a distress call throughMurasaki 312's ionizedelectromagnetic field to theCerritos fromTaurus II. (LDvideo game:The Badgey Directive episode: "The Yosemite Two")
See also: "SOS"
Officers familiar with Morse code[]
- Jonathan Archer (ENTepisode: "Vanishing Point",ENTnovel:Kobayashi Maru)
- Data (TNGnovel:Immortal Coil,TNG -S31novel:Rogue)
- Edward Jellico (NFnovel:Blind Man's Bluff)
- Harry Kim (VOYepisode: "Drive")
- James T. Kirk (TOSmovie:The Final Frontier,TOSnovels:Ghost-Walker,Windows on a Lost World,The Truth Machine)
- Geordi LaForge (TNGnovel:The Romulan Prize)
- Robin Lefler (NFnovel:Blind Man's Bluff)
- Rhea McAdams (TNGnovel:Immortal Coil)
- Tom Paris (VOYepisode: "Drive")
- Jean Luc Picard (TNG -S31novel:Rogue)
- Morgan Primus (NFnovel:Stone and Anvil
- William T. Riker (TNGnovel:The Romulan Prize)
- Alma Roth (TOSnovel:Best Destiny)
- Sam Rutherford (LDvideo game:The Badgey Directive episode: "The Yosemite Two")
- Hoshi Sato (ENTepisode: "Vanishing Point")
- Montgomery Scott (TOSmovie:The Final Frontier,CoEeBook:The Art of the Comeback)
- Spock (TOSnovels:Windows on a Lost World,The Truth Machine,TOSmovie:The Final Frontier)
- Hikaru Sulu (TOSnovel:The Fearful Summons)
- D'Vana Tendi (LDvideo game:The Badgey Directive episode: "The Yosemite Two")
- Charles Tucker III (ENTnovel:Kobayashi Maru)
- Nyota Uhura (TOSepisode &Star Trek 2novelization:Space Seed,TOSnovels:Best Destiny,The Fearful Summons,The Truth Machine)
Appendices[]
Appearances[]
- TOSmovie:The Final Frontier
- VOYepisode: "The Killing Game"
- VOYepisode: "Drive"
- ENTepisode: "Vanishing Point"
- TOSnovel:Best Destiny
- TOSnovella:The Truth Machine
- TNGnovel:The Romulan Prize
- TOSnovel:The Fearful Summons
- ENTnovel:Kobayashi Maru
- TNG -S31novel:Rogue
- NFnovel:Blind Man's Bluff
- VANnovel:Open Secrets
- LDvideo game:The Badgey Directive episode: "The Yosemite Two"
References[]
- TOSnovel:Ghost-Walker
- TNGnovel:Dragon's Honor
- TNGnovel:Immortal Coil
- TNGnovel:Ship of the Line
- TNGnovel:War Drums
- STnovel:Seven Deadly Sins
- CoEeBook:The Art of the Comeback
External links[]
- Morse code article atMemory Alpha, the wiki for canonStar Trek.
- Morse code article atWikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
