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Jan 1, 1450
Printing Press
Johann Gutenburg invents a printing press using movable metal type. -
Early Newspapers
Early newspapers are published in Germant. -
Mechanical Semaphore
Mechanical semaphore is invented in France. -
First Computer Program
Ada Byron, a mathematician, writes the worlds first computer program for a computing machine desighned by Charles Babbage, but never built. -
Dots and Dashes
Samuel Morse invents a telegraph that can send short and long beeps, called "dots" and "dashes." -
First Transatlantic transmission
First succesful transmission over a transatlantic cable. -
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell, invents the telephone tranmitting the sound of the voice clearly over electrical wires. -
Phonograph
Thomas Edison invents the phonograph a device to record sound on a wax cylinder. -
First Long Distance Phone Call
First long distance phone calls are made. -
First radio signal across the Atlantic
Gugliermo Marconi sends the first radio signal across the Atlantic Ocean -
Transmitted pictures
Pictures are first transmitted over telephone lines. -
Television Sets
Very first few homes get television sets to watch broadcast programs. -
communication satelittes
First communications satellite is lanched, allowing worldwide live broadcast of the 1964 Olympics. -
Internet
The internet is invented by the U.S. government as a means of military communication. -
E-Mail Messages
The first e-mail messages are sent. -
Personal Computer
The personal computer, both small and powerful, is invented. -
Emoticon
The firstt emoticon is used in an E-mail message. -
Cell Phones
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.
