"The man whose invention was so important that a memorial was erected while he was still living is little noticed by passersby who do not look up from their cel

"The man whose invention was so important that a memorial was erected while he was still living is little noticed by passersby who do not look up from their cell phones." Shame really, perhaps the trees should be thinned out around the area or the statue moved. Trouble is, these days many of the younger generation of smartphone users don't even know what Morse Code is let alone recognize it. It seems to me local engineers and engineering history people should get involved to make the statue more prominent. New sineage explaining its historical background would help. It's not only Morse who's fallen by the historical wayside, there are many others in science and engineering that students of their discoveries and inventions know little about or that they have never heard of. I blame both teachers and curricula for this oversight (I recall being taught stuff out of textbooks without any reference to its historical past only to learn the details decades later—often by accident or chance).