Walter P. Phillips
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Walter P. Phillips, born in Grafton, Massachusetts in 1846, was a telegraph operator who invented the Phillips Code
. He later went on to become the very respected head of the United Press. The most famous remnant of the Phillips Code is terms POTUS/SCOTUS.
Phillips Code
The Phillips Code is a shorthand method created in 1879 by Walter P. Phillips for the rapid transmission of press reports by telegraph.The code consists of a dictionary of common words or phrases and their associated abbreviations...
. He later went on to become the very respected head of the United Press. The most famous remnant of the Phillips Code is terms POTUS/SCOTUS.