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Jan 1, 1450
Printing Press
Johann Guetenberg invents a printing press using movable metal type. -
Newspapers Published
Early newspapers published in Germany. -
Mechanical semaphore
Mechanical semaphore is invented in France. -
World's First Computer Program
Ada Byron, a mathematician, writes the world's first computer program for a computing machine designed by Charles Babbage, but never built. -
Telegraph
Samuel Morse invents a telegraph taht can send short and longbeeps, called "dots" and "dashes." -
Transmissions over a transatlantic cable
First successful transmissions over a transatlantic cable. -
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone, transmitting the sound of the voice clearly over electrical wires. -
Phonograph
Thomas Edison invents the phonograph, a device to record sound on a wax cylinder. -
Long Distance Phone Calls
First long distance phone calls are made. -
First Radio Signal
Gugliermo Macroni sends the first radio signal across the Atlantic Ocean. -
Pictures trnasmitted over telephone lines.
Pictures are first transmitted over telephone lines. -
Television
Very first few homes get television sets to watch television broadcast programs. -
Worldwide Live Broadcast
First communications satellite is launched, allowing worldwide live broadcast of 1964 Olympics. -
Internet
The Internet is invented by the U.S. government as a means of military communication. -
E-mail message.
The first E-mail messages are sent. -
Personal Computer.
The personal computer, both small and powerful, is invented. -
Emoticon used in E-mail message.
The first emoticon is used in an E-mail message. -
Cell Phone
The first cell phones are available for sale. -
World Wide Web
Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web. -
Browser Program.
Marc Andreeson creates the first browser program, allowing people to navigate the Web.
