ancient timeline By scolburn Mar 1, 776 Homing pigeons carry messages about the Olympics for Ancient Greeks. Mar 3, 1450 Johann Gutenberg invents a printing press using movable metal type Mar 1, 1609 1609 – Early newspapers are published in Germany. Mar 3, 1830 Ada Byron, a mathematician, writes the world’s first computer program for a computing machine designed by Charles Babbage, but never built. Mar 3, 1837 Samuel Morse invents a telegraph that can send short and long beeps, called “dots” and “dashes Mar 1, 1866 First successful transmissions over a transatlantic cable Mar 3, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone, transmitting the sound of the voice clearly over electrical wires. Mar 3, 1877 Thomas Edison invents the phonograph, a device to record sound on a wax cylinder. Mar 1, 1884 First long distance phone calls are made. Mar 3, 1924 Pictures are first transmitted over telephone lines. Feb 28, 1928 Television sets become available to purchase 1928 – Television sets become available to purchase Mar 3, 1963 First communications satellite is launched, allowing worldwide live broadcast of the 1964 Olympics Mar 3, 1970 The Internet is invented by the U.S. government as a means of military communication. Mar 3, 1972 The first E-mail messages are sent Mar 1, 1975 The personal computer, both small and powerful, is invented. Mar 3, 1979 The first emoticon is used in an E-mail message Mar 3, 1982 The first cell phones are available for sale. Mar 3, 1990 Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web Mar 3, 1993 Marc Andreeson creates the first browser program, allowing people to navigate the Web. Mar 3, 2005 Chinese make paper from rags. Mar 2, 2022 Chinese develop postal system to deliver written messages
