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History of Digital Communications

By lcannon
  • Telegraph

    Telegraph
    The telegraph revolutionized long distance communication. You can communicate with it by making and breaking an electric connection.
  • Camera

    Camera
    Alexander Wolcott invented the first camera with many intentions. He wanted to take pictures of people and places. Soon after he opened "Daguerrean Parlor" for tiny portraits.
  • Telephone

    Telephone
    Alexander Graham Bell invented the Telephone in 1876. He did this so that people could communicate from different places easier.
  • Radio

    Radio
    Guglielmo Marconi Invented the radio in 1879. He invented it for ship-to-ship communication or ship-to-shore.
  • Television

    Television
    Philo Farnsworth invented the television in 1927. He did this because he wanted to invent something that would capture moving images.
  • Samsung

    Samsung
    Samsung was founded by Lee Byung-Chee in 1938 in Taegu, Korea. He wanted his devices to benefit the global society.
  • Computer

    Computer
    The computer was invented to help people with mathematical calculations. Made by Charles Babbage in 1945.
  • Cell Phone

    Cell Phone
    The purpose of the cell phone was to have free conversations away from the car. Martin Cooper invented the Cell Phone in 1973.
  • Apple

    Apple
    Apple was made by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs on April 1, 1976. Their goal was to change the way people view computers.
  • Laptop

    Laptop
    Adam Osborne invented the laptop in 1981. He did this to break the price of the computer.