In 1838 he transmitted 10 words a minute over the telegraph using his new code
[DOC] [TLE] Electric Telegraph [PAR] The use of electricity for the communication of messages began with the ... 
created by Baron Pawel Schulling in Berlin with needles hanging over coils 
being ... known as Morse code, but an instrument for sending and receiving the 
code ... Morse's original telegraph of 1838 could only transmit at up to 10 words 
per minute.