Three dots, three dashes, three dots - the world’s most recognized distress signal. But what’s the real story behind “SOS”?

Many think "SOS" stands for "save our souls" or "save our ship," but it actually doesn't stand for anything. SOS is a Morse Code distress signal. Morse Code is a system that uses dots, dashes and ...

Morse code, the language of the telegraph, is a system of communication that's composed of combinations of short and long tones that represent the letters of the alphabet. The tones are sometimes ...

An iPhone showing "SOS" isn't a cry for help, but it does mean you're having connection issues. This is what the three letters really mean. SOS is well known as a Morse Code distress signal, quickly ...