A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MORSE

Wed, 1 May '24
Inventor who might be described as dotty or dashing?
Tue, 13 Feb '24
___ code
Wed, 10 May '23
Telegraph pioneer Samuel
Tue, 2 May '23
Man with a code
Sat, 4 Jun '22
Inspector of British fiction
Fri, 22 Apr '22
Name spelled with six dashes and six dots