Communication Timeline

By kirosezr000
  • 500 BCE

    Early Long Distance Communication

    Around 500 BC is when the first letters are believed to have been sent, mainly to the Persian Queen Atossa.

  • Medieval Postal Service

    Medieval Postal Service
    In Medieval times, you would have a servant deliver a letter or hire someone to do it. This took an average of a few weeks to months. This was made easier with the prior invention of the printing press.

  • Telegraph

    Telegraph
    The Telegraph was a big step up, being able to send Morse code around a mile but was limited by lack of understanding.

  • Telephone

    Telephone
    Patented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876, it was a big improvement from the telegraph,now being able to send messages up to eight miles.

  • Radio

    Radio
    The radio was invented in the 1890s by Guglielmo Marconi but wasnt Nikola Tesla demonstrated a wireless version in 1893.

  • Television

    Television
    The first television broadcast was in 1939, people now being able to see who is talking

  • Internet

    Internet
    The Internet revolutionized communication, people being able to send near instant messages across countries.

  • Facetime

    Facetime
    Facetime further progressed communication, being able to see the person you're talking to