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Jan 1, 1450
Printing press
Johann Gutenberg invents a printing press using movable metal type. -
Newspapers published
Early newspapers are published in Germany. -
Mechanical Semaphore
Mechanical semaphore is invented in France -
Computer program
Ada Bryron, a mathematician, writes the world's first computer program for a computing machine designed by Charles Babbage, but never built. -
Morse Code
Samuel Morse invents a telegraph that can send short and long beeps, called "dots" and "dashes" -
Transmissions over transatlantic cable
First sucessful transmissions over a transatlantic cable -
Telaphone
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 cylander. -
Long distance phone call
First long distance phone calls are made. -
First radio signal across Atlantic.
Gugliermo Marconi sends the first radio signal across the Atlantic Ocean. -
Pictures are sent over telephone lines
Pictures are transmitted over telephone lines. -
Television Sets
Very first few homes get television sets to watch broadcast programs. -
First communications satellite is launched
First Communications satellite is launched, allowing worldwide live broadcast of the 1964 olympics. -
Internet invented by U.S. government
Internet is invented by the US government as a means of military communication. -
Email
The first E-mail messages are sent. -
personal computer invented
The personal computer, both small and powerful, is invented -
First emoticon used in E-mail
The first emoticon is used in an E-mail message. -
Cell phones for sale
First cell phones are available for sale. -
World Wide Web
Tim Berners-Lee invents World Wide Web. -
First browser program
Marc Andreeson creates the first browser program, allowing people to navigate the Web.
