Timeline: History of Communications by Furman's Class

Oct 25, 1450

Printing Press

Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press which a machine that uses inked plates to make copies of pictures or text on paper.

Oct 25, 1843

Fax machine invented

Alexander Bain invented the facsimile machine. It sends copies of documents any time any where to other fax machines.

Oct 25, 1844

Telegraph invented

Invented by Samuel Morse as a way to encode and send messages great distances.

Oct 25, 1867

Invention of the Typewriter

Christopher Latham Sholes invented the typewriter. Typewriters help people to write quickly and neatly.

Oct 25, 1877

Phonograph

Thomas A. Edison demonstrated the first talking machine which could both record and reproduce sound.

Oct 25, 1895

Radio invented

Invented in 1895 and allows people to listen to news, music, and sports and Rush Limbaugh all over the world.

Oct 25, 1927

Television invented

TVs are a system for sending moving pictures and sound from one place to another.

Oct 25, 1952

Videotape Recorder

People first used videotape recorders to make home movies.

Oct 25, 1958

Laser invented

Lasers can send voice messages.

Oct 25, 1964

Computer Mouse

Douglas Engelhart invented a hand controlled electromechanical device for interacting with a computer that has a graphical interface. The mouse can move around on a a flat surface to control the movement of the cursor on the screen.

Oct 25, 1970

Personal Computer

The first computer was invented by Charles Babbage and was mechanical not electric. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozcniak invented the first home type of computer.