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405
Chinese invent paper.
it was a HUGE deal.
they made it with tree bark.
there were many different ways to make the paper. By: Joseph -
450
Printing is invented by Chinese
It is a technique for printing text.
It associates with Budhism.
Only in Asia. By: Lily Z. -
Mar 2, 776
Pigeons are people's main source of communication
Homing pigeons carry messages about the Olympics for Ancient Greeks.
Pideons always return to their home.
People usually sent two at a time with each with the same letter in case one didn't make it to the destination. By: Lily Z. -
Mar 14, 1450
Johann Gutenberg invents a printing press.
He was born in Mainz.
There are only 30 documents of his life so people don't know much about him.
The Bible was the first book ever printed in Europe. By: Sam By: Sam -
Germany publishes first newspaper.
It was called the "Avisa."
It was published in Wolfenbuttel.
Germany aldo published another sort of newspaper in 1605. By: Lily Z. -
Mechanical semaphore is invented in France.
It was a signaling system.
It was invented by the chap brothers.
The system was copied by Eurpoe. By: Sam -
Ada Byron writes the world's first computer program.
It was designed by CHarles Babbage but never built.
It was very difficult to make, and took many years.
It used a lot of energy. By: Lily Z. -
Samuel Morse invents new type of electronic communication
Samuel also invented the Morse code.
Later a different person invented the modern Morse Code.
Samuel Morse had a partner. By: Joseph -
First transmission is sent
First succesful transmissions over a transatlantic cable.
THe lasting connections were acheived by S.S. Great Eastern.
Many times before, failed.
Today they have been replaced by transatlantic telecommunications By: Sam -
Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone.
His grandpa worked on speech and communications.
He was born in Scotland.
Born on March 3rd. By: Joseph -
Thomas Edison invents the phonograph.
To make sopund you had to spin it.
It was first discovered in 1857.
At first all it could do was play static. By: Sam -
First long distance phone calls are made
It connected Boston and New York first.
AT&T was the first one to carry long distance phone service.
For many years it cost a lot to do. By: Lily Z. -
Gugliermo Marconi sends first radio signal across the Atlantic Ocean.
Wife was Irish and he was not.
His brother was named Luigi.
He had a death threat, and was killed by it. By: Sam -
People start to have televisions
Very first few homes get television sets to watch broadcast programs.
1.5 inch screen.
May 11 was the first television program.
it was black and white at first. By: Lily Z. -
First Satellite is launched.
it had a slight sphere shape.
It belonged to AT&T.
NBC, CBS, ABC were the first channels that were made with the satellite. By: Lily Z., -
Internet is invented
The internet is invented by the U.S. government as a means of military communication.
Had no specific inventor.
in that year they also invented the first flight simulation.
It was by apple. By: Lily Z. -
Personal computer is invented
Has no specific inventor.
In that year they also invented the first flight simulator.
It was by Apple. By: Sam -
The first emoticon is used in an email.
Scott-e Fahlman invented the smiley face...=)
now there are TONS By: Joseph -
cell phones are on sale.
The first cell phones are available for sale.
Called cell because it had lots of cables.
First 1 inch screen.
Everyone wanted them! By: Lily Z. -
Tim Berners-Lee invents the world wide web.
He graduated from Oxford University.
In 2001 he became fellow of the Royal Society.
He is the director of W3C. By: Sam -
Marc Andreeson creates the first browser program.
it was by Yahoo!
Not much is known about Marc Andreeson.
He was born in Iowa. By: Lily Z. -
Communication between ships begins
Byzantine ship captains use colored flags to send signals to one another across the water.
They won the war.
They served for the Roman Army.
They were very smart. By: Sam
