Communication

By MNSG
  • 700 BCE

    Language was developed 500000 years ago.

    Language was developed 500000 years ago.
  • 600 BCE

    Postal Services

    6th century BC an imperial postal service was developed.
  • 522 BCE

    Couriers

    522- 468 BC Persians developed a method of having stations for couriers when they sent messages.
  • 200 BCE

    Road Networks

    2nd century BC- 11th century AD Roads were relied on for fast communication. Good roads meant quicker communication.
  • 1100

    Pigeons

    11th century, pigeons were trained in Egypt to transport messages.
  • 1400

    Press

    14th century pressing devices were developed.

  • Postcard System

    In 1800s, the postcard system was developed in England.

  • Weighting

    In 1837 a system where senders had to pay for the weight of the letter, this revolutionised the posting system.

  • First telephone

    March 10th, 1876, the first telephone was built. It was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.

  • First radiotelephone

    16th July, 1920, the world's first radiotelephone services commences in LA.

  • Email invented

    In 1972 email was invented by Ray Tomlinson, based on the postcard system.

  • First mobile phone

    April 3, 1973, the first mobile phone was invented, by Martin Cooper.

  • Internet

    1983, the Internet was invented.

  • First touchscreen phone

    1992 the first touchscreen phone was released.

  • First text

    1992 the first text message was sent.

  • Skype

    Skype was created, 2003.

  • Facebook

    2004 Facebook was invented by Mark Zuckerberg.

  • The iPhone

    2007, the IPhone was invented.

  • Instagram

    2010, Instagram was invented.