The history of communication

By Federico Viglianco
  • Spoken words
    100,000 BCE

    Spoken words

    Homo sapiens
  • Cave Paintings
    35,000 BCE

    Cave Paintings

    Neanderthaler
  • Written Language
    3100 BCE

    Written Language

    Egyptians
  • Postal service
    550 BCE

    Postal service

    Cyrus the great
  • Printing
    1440

    Printing

    Johannes Gutenberg
  • First Newspaper

    First Newspaper

    Johann Carolous
  • Photography

    Photography

    Joseph Niepce
  • Telegraph

    Telegraph

    Charles Wheatstone
  • Telephone

    Telephone

    Antonio Meucci
    (Alexander Graham Bell)
  • Radio

    Radio

    Nikola Tesla
    (Guglielmo Marconi)
  • Television

    Television

    John Logie Baird
    (Paul Nipkow)
  • Internet

    Internet

    Tim Berners-Lee & Robert Calliau

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