Timeline: How have communications have changed over time

Oct 19, 1000

symbols were created

Symbols were developed about 30,000 years ago
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It is uncertain about the date

Mar 10, 1876

The first telephone

Inventing the Telephone. “Mr. Watson, come here, I want you.” With these words, spoken by inventor Alexander Graham Bell into his experimental telephone on March 10, 1876, an industry was born.

Oct 28, 1958

The internet was invented

The development of the Internet can be traced back to 1958, when, in the shadow of the USSR's launch of the Sputnik satellite, the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) was established to research and develop new technology for the United States military.

Oct 28, 1971

Email

According to Mr Ayyadurai, Mr Tomlinson's creation in 1971 was a primitive form of text messaging.

Apr 3, 1973

The first mobile phone

The First Mobile Phone Call Was Made 40 Years Ago Today. On April 3, 1973, Motorola employee Martin Cooper stood in midtown Manhattan and placed a call to the headquarters of Bell Labs in New Jersey.