Timeline: Communcation Maturation

2500 BCE

Egyptian Papyrus

first manufactured in Egypt as far
back as the fourth millennium BCE.
The papyrus rolls describe the last
years of building the Great Pyramid
of Giza

Oct 21, 1832

First Telegraph

Baron Schilling von Canstatt successfully demonstrates the first telegraph recorded in history.

Period: 1860 to 1861

The Pony Express Begins

The Pony Express was a fast mail service crossing the accross the nations. This spanned from April 1860 to October of 1861.

Nov 9, 1867

The Beginning of the Telephone

Alexander Graham Bell, he was the first to make a two person long distance call

Sep 19, 1894

Morse Code

British physicist Sir Oliver Lodge demonstrated the reception of Morse code signaling using radio waves using a "coherer".

Sep 7, 1927

Introduction of TV

The first "television" system broadcast was a straight-line by Philo Farnsworth on September 7th, 1927.

Jan 1, 1983

The Birth of the Internet

January 1, 1983 is considered the official birthday of the Internet. Many networks could not support this shift until Transfer Control Protocol/Internetwork Protocol (TCP/IP).

Dec 3, 1992

First SMS to be Sent

The first SMS ever sent was by Brit Neil Papworth who texted ‘Happy Christmas’ to Vodafone director Richard Jarvis at a staff Christmas party.

1999

Introduction of Universal Communication "Skype"

An instant messaging app that provides online text
message and video chat services.

2004

Facebook

This marks the official date of the ever-so popular "Facebook". It is currently one of the most popular apps nationwide with an estimate 825 Million members.