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What system of dots and dashes was used for early telecommunication?

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Morse Code

Developed in the 1830s by Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail, it allowed for the transmission of complex messages across telegraph wires. The 'SOS' signal is the most famous Morse code sequence.

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