[SFDXA] Thomas Edison proposed to his wife in Morse Code

[Bill]

Conversation I read on the CWops reflector...

Mina Miller, Thomas Edison's wife, was no stranger to technology and 
inventions. Her father was actually a millionaire inventor himself! 
After meeting through a mutual connection's home, Edison taught Mina 
Morse code, a relatively new technology at the time. The reason? Mina 
was one of 11 children. Conversing in Morse code gave the couple an easy 
way to communicate in secret — even in plain sight! Edison claimed Morse 
code was how he actually proposed to Mina and lucky for him, she said 
-.-- . ... (that's Morse code for 'yes'!). The happy twosome tied the 
knot on February 24, 1886 and were together until Edison's death in 1931.

By coincidence, just last night I watched the movie "The Current War" on 
Charter cable. The movie portrayed the battle between Edison's DC power 
distribution and Westinghouse / Tesla's AC grid. In the movie, Edison's 
first wife died of brain cancer at an early age. Mina was wife number 
two. Their first two children were nicknamed Dot and Dash.


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