Great Moments in Communication

By 14jordant
  • Printing Press
    Jan 1, 1450

    Printing Press

    Johann Gutenburg invents a printing press using movable metal type.

  • Newpapers Published

    Early newspapers are published in Germany.
  • Mechanical Semaphore

    Mechanical Semaphore

    Mechanical semaphore is invented in France

  • First Coputer Program

    Ada Byron, a mathematician, writes the world's first computer program for a computing machine designed by Charles Babbage, but never built.

  • First Telegraph

    Samuel Morris invents a telegraph that can send short and long beeps, called "dots" and "dashes".

  • First Transmissions

    First successful transmissions over a transatlantic cable.
  • First Telephone

    First Telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone, transmitting the sound of the voice clearly over electrical wires.
  • First Telegraph

    First Telegraph

    Thomas Eddison invents the phonograph, a device to record sound on a wax cylinder.

  • First Long Distance Phone Call

    First long distance phone calls are made.

  • First Rakdio Signal

    Gugliermo Marconi sends the first radio signal across the Atlantic Ocean.

  • First Pictures

    Pictures are first transmitted over telephone lines.
  • First Television in Homes

    First Television in Homes

    Very first few homes get television sets to watch broadcast programs.

  • First Communications Satellite is Launched

    First communications satellite is launched, allowing worldwide live broadcast of the 1964 Olympics.

  • Internet is Invented

    The internet is invented by the U.S. government as a means of military communication.

  • First E-mail

    The first E-mail messages are sent.

  • Personal Computer

    The personal computer, both small and powerful, is invented.
  • First Emoticon

    First Emoticon

    The first emoticon is used in an E-mail message.
  • First Cell Phone

    First Cell Phone

    The first cell phones are available for sale.

  • World Wide Web

    Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web.

  • First Browser Program

    Marc Andreeson creates the first browser program, allowing people to navigate the Web.