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3000 BCE
Papryus
A piece of papryus -
3000 BCE
Drums
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Period: 3000 BCE to
Communication Drums
These drums were used in long-distance communication as well as ceremonial and religious activities. -
Period: 3000 BCE to
Papryus
Papryus was first used in Egypt during around 3000BC. It is a material similar to thick paper that was used in ancient times as a writing surface. It was made from the pith of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland sedge. Papyrus can also refer to a document written on sheets of such material, joined together side by side and rolled up into a scroll, an early form of a book. It would serve to be the predecessor of modern-day paper. -
Period: 2400 BCE to
Couriers
Couriers are people who deliver messages. These people deliver said messages with a variety of methods including pigeons, homing pigeons and and riders on horseback. Over time, the process of delivering these messages has become more and more mechanized. -
Period: 2400 BCE to
Postal Systems
These systems are put into place because of the need to sent and receive postcards documents and other items. The practice of communication by written documents carried by an intermediary from one person or place to another dates back nearly to the invention of writing. However, development of formal postal systems occurred much later. -
59 BCE
Newspapers
An old newspaper for the 1960's -
Period: 59 BCE to
Newspapers
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events. The first newspaper was published in Ancient Rome and were carved in metal stone and were posted in public places. As time passed, there became a need to disseminate information. Newspapers were adequate to solve this problem. -
Martime Flag Alphabet
The basic alphabet for -
Period: to
Maritime Flags
Maritime Flags refer to various flags used to communicate with ships. Each flag can have as many as three meanings, and different groups have different meanings for each flag. -
Period: to
Telegraphy
Is the long-distance transmission of textual or symbolic (as opposed to verbal or audio) messages without the physical exchange of an object bearing the message. The first telegraphs were in the form of beacons or reflected light. Eventually, technology improved to the point that telegraphs were able to be send via machines and thus drastically improve the shape and manner of communication. -
Period: to
Telephones
It is a device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be heard directly. Alexander Graham Bell first made the telephone in 1848, and since then the technology to improve the device has improved since then in the form of mobile phones and smartphones. -
Period: to
Radio
Radios are instruments able to carry information through certain waves that are sent through space. The radio was due to the discoveries of Alexander Graham Bell and Heinrich Hertz. The discovery of electromagnetic waves that can transmit information helped information travel faster and faster and helped pave the way for many of the technology we see today. -
Period: to
Internet
With the advent of computers, there became a need for a single, unified network were information to be stored. The early version of the Internet, the ARPANet was the first prototype of the of what would eventually become the Internet. As man's technological capability increased, it soon became apparent that it would be necessary to increase the processing speed of computers for a variety of purposes. And the rest is history.
