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Communications

By Time In A Toaster
  • 100

    Cave Paintings

    Prior to 3500BC, communication was carried out through paintings of indigenous tribes.
  • 105

    Paper

    Tsai Lun invents Paper

  • Morse Code

    Samuel Morse developed Morse code, and later builds the first long-distance electric telegraph line.

  • Telephone

    Almon Strowger patents the direct dial telephone.

  • Radio

    Radio station KDKA based in Pittsburgh began the first broadcast.

  • TV

    John Logie Baird transmits the first television signal.

  • Photocopier

    Chester Carlson presents the first photocopier suitable for office use.

  • Computers

    The personal computer (PC) market is born

  • iTunes

    Apple launches the iTunes Music Store and sells one million songs in its first week.

  • MySpace

    MySpace is launched.

  • Facebook

    What would become the largest social networking site in the world, Facebook is launched.

  • YouTube

    YouTube, the video sharing site, is launched.

  • Twitter

    Twitter, microblogging