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History of Communications

  • Language
    Jan 1, 1000

    Language

    Language was invented in 350,000 to 150,000 BCE; the timeline can't go back this far. I tried. Scientists suggest that the first words may have been created based off of hand motions.
  • Ideographic and Syllabic Language
    Jan 1, 1001

    Ideographic and Syllabic Language

    Actually happened in 3,100 BCE.
  • Phoenician Alphabet
    Jan 1, 1002

    Phoenician Alphabet

    Actually in 1,500 BCE.
  • Paper
    Jan 1, 1003

    Paper

    Actually 105 CE (we're getting close to having accurate time periods!!) The first paper was made from hemp, rags, and grass.
  • First Movable Clay Type
    Feb 4, 1049

    First Movable Clay Type

    Yep, this one was actually in 1049. It was created in China by Pi Sheng.
  • 42-Line Bible by Gutenberg
    Jan 1, 1453

    42-Line Bible by Gutenberg

    After Gutenberg invented the printing press, it became possible to mass-produce documents such as books, increasing the ability for poor people to read and learn.
  • Camera Obscura Invented
    Jan 1, 1560

    Camera Obscura Invented

    This was the most basic camera; it required the "photographer" to draw out the image projected onto the paper.
  • First Patented Typewriter

    First Patented Typewriter

  • Translatlantic Telegraph Line

    Translatlantic Telegraph Line

  • Electric Telephone

    Electric Telephone

    The first telephone call took place on March 10, 1876, when Alexander Graham Bell called his assistant to say "Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you."
  • Edison Patents the Phonograph

    Edison Patents the Phonograph

    The phonograph was used to record and reproduce sound.
  • First Answering Machine

    First Answering Machine

  • Transatlantic Radio Signal by Marconi

    Transatlantic Radio Signal by Marconi

  • Telex Messaging Network Comes Online

    Telex Messaging Network Comes Online

  • Sony Walkman

    Sony Walkman

    The Walkman was one of the first portable devices used to play music.
  • First Cellular Phone Network

    First Cellular Phone Network

  • Facebook Launched

    Facebook Launched

    Facebook is the biggest social media company, with 1.44 billion active monthly users.
  • WWW Conceived in CERN

    WWW Conceived in CERN

  • Apple II

    Apple II