Timeline of Communication

By Sooyoung9241
  • 100,000 BCE

    The invention of language

    Languages were estimated to be created over 100,000 years ago. Many people think that everyone spoke the same kind of language.
  • 30,000 BCE

    The oldest cave paintings known to be recorded

    Said to be about 40,000 years old.
  • 3100 BCE

    First evidence of written work

    Writing was first introduced into the ancient 'Sumer'.
  • 3000 BCE

    Invention of pens

    Pens were used to write papyrus scrolls in 3000 BC
  • 3000 BCE

    The invention of papyrus

    Papyrus was invented to enhance the experience of writing and reading.
  • 2400 BCE

    Couriers

    Animal couriers were introduced into the ancient Egypt.
  • 100 BCE

    Invention of paper

    Paper was invented in China.
  • 59 BCE

    The invention of newspapers

    The first newspaper, Acta Diurna, was invented in Rome.
  • 1550

    Pencils

    Pencils were invented by Conrad Gessner in 1550.

  • The invention of Typewriters

    The first typewriter was invented in 1868 by Americans Christopher Latham Sholes, Frank Haven Hall, Carlos Glidden and Samuel W. Soule.

  • The invention of the telephone

    In 1875, the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.

  • The invention of the radio

    The radio was invention by Guglielmo Marconi in 1895 although wireless radio wasn't invented until 1899

  • Computer

    Charles Babbage invented the computer.

  • Television

    John Logie Baird invented the television.

  • The invention of the telegraph

    Invented in 1935, Samuel Morse intended to create long-distance communication with his first telegraph.

  • The invention of the email

    Ray Tomlinson invented the email in 1972.

  • Social network

    A multi-user chat room application was created by Dave Woolley and Douglas Brown at the University of Illinois as the first social network application.

  • Social media

    The first social media site, Six Degrees, was invented.