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May 1, 1520
Ferdinand Magellan's Voyage
on Ferdinand Magellan's voyage the ships signal each other by firing cannons and raising flags -
Jan 22, 1560
Camera Obscura invented
camera obscura was invented, which is primative image making -
First Daily Newspaper
first daily newspaper is created -
Atmospheric Steam Engine
Thoms Newcome invents the atmospheric steam engine -
First Patent of Typewriter
Henry Mills patents the typewritter -
Electric Telegraph
George Louis patents the very first electric telegraph, the electric telegraph uses electric signals that people use to talk to various people with coded text messages -
Steamship created
Jacques Perrier invents the steamship which allows people to travel accroos seas to communicate with others -
Bicycle created
early bicycles are invented in Scotland -
1st Long Distance Semaphore Telegraph Line
Claude Chappe invents the first long distance semaphore telegraph line -
First Photographic Image
Joseph Nicephore Niecpe achieves the first photographic image, so now people can now communicate with pictures and visuals -
Typewriter, Braille Printing, and Typographer Invented
W.A. Burt invents the typewriter, Louis Braille invents braille printing for the blind and William Austin Bart creates a typographer, which is a prodecessor to the typewriter -
Improvements to Electric Telegraph Line
Alexander Graham Bell patents and improves the electric telegraph line -
Thomas Edison Patents the Phonograph
Thomas Edison patents the phonograph, which is a object that plays recorded sound -
Eadweard Muybridge Invents High Speed Photography
Eadwear Muybridge invents high speed photography, and created the first moving pictures that capture motion -
Fountain Pen Invented
Lewis Edson Waterman invents the first pratical fountain pen, so now people can communicate through letters. -
First Four Wheeled Vehicle Created
Gottlieb Daimler builds the first four-wheeled vehicle, making traveling and communicating a lot easier -
Emile Berliner Invents Gramophone
Gramophone, which is a system of recording that can be used over and over again, is invented by Emile Berliner -
George Eastman Patents Kodak Film
The Kodak roll film camera is patent by George Eastman, this was a big step in visual communications history -
Almon Strowger Patents the Direct Dial Telephone
the direct dial teleohone a.k.a automatic telephone exchange is patented by Almon Strowger, making communication by phone a lot more efficient -
Guglielmo Marconi Improves Wireless Telegraphy
Guqlielmo Marconi improves wireless telegraphy, which is a type of communication where messages are sent long distances by using radio -
First Answering Machines Created
the first answering machines are created -
First Radio Receiver Successfully Recieves a Radio Transmission
The very first radio reciever, recieves a radio transmission successfully, this was a major step in long distance communication. -
1st Radio Signal Across the Atlantic Ocean
Guglielmo Marconi transmits radio signals from Cornwell to Newfoundland, the first radio signal across the Atlantic Ocean. -
The Wright Brothers
The Wright brothers invent the first gas motored and manned airplane -
Lee Deforest Invents the Triode
Lee Deforest invents the electronic amplifying tube or triode - this allowed all electronic signals to be amplified improving all electronic communications
examples: telephones and radios. -
1st Cross Continetal Call
First cross continental telephone call made. -
1st Radio's with Tuners
First radios with tuners, this allows people to turn to different stations -
Invention of T.V.
The television or iconoscope invented by Vladimir Kosma Zworykin - first television camera. -
Invention of the Mechanical T.V.
The mechanical television a precursor to the modern television, invented by John Logie Baird. -
1st T.V. Signal
John Logie Baird transmits the first television signal -
1st Tape Recorder for Broadcasting
Joseph begun invents the first tape recorder for broadcasting first magnetic recording. -
Ballpoint Pen is Invented
The ballpoint pen invented by Ladislo Biro -
Z3 is Invented
Konrad Zuse's Z3, the first computer controlled by software -
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum Technique Created
Hedy Lamarr and George Antheil invent frequency hopping spread spectrum communication technique -
Mark 1 put into Public Service
Computers like Harvard's Mark I put into public service - government owned - the age of Information Science begins. -
Mobile Phones Invented
Mobile phones first invented. Although cell phones were not sold commercially until 1983. -
Network T.V. Begins
Network television starts in U.S -
Computers Hit the Market
Computers are first sold commercially. -
Computer Language is Invented
Fortran (computer language) invented -
Geosynchronous Communication Satelite is Launched
First geosynchronous communications satellite is launched -
Zip Codes Invented
Zip codes invented in the United States. -
First Successful Fax Machine
Xerox invents the Telecopier - the first successful fax machine -
1st Internet Started
ARPANET - the first Internet started -
1st Cell Phone Communication Network
First cellular phone communication network started in Japan -
1st Laptop Sold Commercially
First laptop computers sold to public -
1st Celluar Phone Network in the U.S.
first celluar network is started in the U.S. -
Worldwide Web is Created
Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau built the prototype system which became the World Wide Web at CERN -
WWW is Born
American government releases control of internet and WWW is born - making communication at lightspeed -
Vocaltec is Invented
the first VoIP software is released called Vocaltec and allows voice calls over the internet -
Email beats Postal Mail
for the first time there are more emails sent then postal mail in the U.S. -
The Birth of Weblogs
Internet weblogs begin to appear -
The Internet Era Begins
Ex-President Bill Clinton announces a new website that will be able to search all government resources and AOL memebership surpases 28 million. The internet becomes a very popular form of communication.