Communication Timeline

  • Papyrus
    3000 BCE

    Papyrus

    Material similar to thick paper that was used in ancient times as a writing surface
  • Paper
    100

    Paper

    Thin material produced by pressing together moist fibres of cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets. (Used For Writing)
  • Telegraph

    Telegraph

    System for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire, especially one creating signals by making and breaking an electrical connection.
  • Telephone

    Telephone

    Telecommunications device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be heard directly
  • Typewriter

    Typewriter

    Mechanical or electromechanical machine for writing characters similar to those produced by printer's movable type.
  • Radio

    Radio

    Transmission and reception of electromagnetic waves of radio frequency, especially those carrying sound messages.
  • Computer

    Computer

    Electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program.
  • Television

    Television

    System for transmitting visual images and sound that are reproduced on screens, chiefly used to broadcast programs for entertainment, information, and education.
  • Internet

    Internet

    Global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols.