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It allowed people to share stories and knowledge that couldn’t be shared orally. They could know if the cave was inhabited before by looking at its walls. Some of them had handprints that showed the number of people that lived in them.
Also, men could know what type of species lived in the surroundings of a cave only by looking at the paintings of its inside. This made easier the haunting of species. People could know if the cave was inhabited before them by looking at its walls. -
Writing appears for the first time in history in the regions of Egypt and Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia developed cuneiform writing while Egypt developed hieroglyphs. -
This type of communication was mainly used by indigenous people and consisted of burning branches and different kinds of leaves to create different colors depending on the material used to create the steak. -
The first time being used was to announce the winner of the Olympic Games, then, they were used by Gengis Khan to communicate with a lost fleet. Using pigeons as a way of communication was so efficient that even the defeat of Napoleon in Waterloo was announced by a pigeon. These animals were the inspiration for many of the inventions we have developed nowadays, for example, Amazon’s drones (used to deliver packages) -
It was invented in Greece by Eneas the tactical.
The invention consists of lighting some torches from the top of a mountain to see if the receiver is listening to you.
After the receiver lights his torch, they both open the valves located at the bottom of the containers. Inside those “pipes” there was a metal stick with messages attached to it. When the water reached the receiver’s container, the emitter hid his torch to indicate the end of the transmission. -
It was invented by Johannes Gutenberg in Germany.
It meant a revolution in the Middle Ages as it allowed people to create more copies of books and information in less time. -
It was published in Vienna, it consisted of a paper sheet that announced the news, also called “Mercuries”. This newspaper asked Vienne’s citizens for help to defeat the Turkish. -
It was first invented by Samuel Morse in 1835, but it was perfectionated by its creator in 1838. After that, people began to use it globally and it became very popular -
On the 24th of May of 1844, Samuel Morse sent a message from Washington to Baltimore, the first telegram ever: "What has God wrought? " -
Invented by Christopher Latam Sholes, was the first typewriter to be marketed -
It was first invented by Antonio Meucci in 1854, but he hadn’t enough money to patent it.
Then, Alexander Graham Belt patented it formally in North America. -
It happened on Christmas Eve when Reginald Aubrey Fessenden shared a frequency that contained a violin playing “Oh Holy Night”. Ships in the sea were able to hear it.
First radio broadcasts for entertainment that were transmitted regularly didn’t exist until 1910. -
The first image ever shared on television was a puppet from its inventor, John Logie Baird
The first public emission by the BBC was realized in 1927. The Nazis were the first people that used television to make their advertisements more effective. -
Invented by the famous actress Hedy Lamarr, product of her concern about WW2. She ideated a system that transmitted fractionated messages by changing frequencies. If it wasn’t for her, Wi-Fi wouldn’t exist nowadays. -
It was like a closed internet that connected different research bases in the United States -
This made reading books an easier activity as people didn’t have to move to get new books. Also, it was a more sustainable alternative to normal books. They were invented by Michael Hart. -
This was a huge revolution for the world as it allowed computers to connect internationally. It was invented in the U.S.A -
It was created by John O'Sullivan in Australia thanks to many other advances in technology and communication -
Motorola Dynatac 8000x is considered the first mobile phone in history. It cost around 4000$ and weighed 800g, it was 33 centimeters long and only had autonomy for 60 min. Despite all these things, it meant a real change in the world as people could carry their mobiles with them. -
Invented by Jeff Bezos in the United States. -
Created by Larry Page and Serguéi Brin in California, United States. People were able to have access to any information within seconds. -
Since the launch of the first iPhone, information and communication technology has developed around it. There have been many more advances but none of such importance. Carrying mobiles with us means we can search for information or communicate with people at any time, place, and in any way.