Morse Code

In Girl in the Glass, Garrett uses his car horn to honk out a pattern of short and long blasts. James recognizes the pattern and remarked:

“You honked in Morse code.” He tapped the pattern on his leg, announcing each letter. “S, P, I, D, E, R.”

Although Declan doesn’t believe James learned Morse code in one month, with regular practice, a basic understanding could be possible that quickly. Plus, James is highly motivated, wanting to shove his skills in Triple Dash’s robotic face.

Morse code is a communication system that uses a series of dots and dashes (or short and long signals) to represent letters, numbers, and punctuation marks. Morse code revolutionized long-distance communication by enabling messages to be sent quickly and efficiently over telegraph wires. It overcame the physical limitations of earlier communication methods, such as handwritten letters, which relied on the speed of physical travel. Its development paved the way for subsequent innovations like the telephone, radio, and eventually the internet, laying the foundation for modern communication networks.

Morse code

Military telegraphers using Morse code