Communication

By nehoc
  • 150,000 BCE

    Language

    It is said that language first began 150,000 years ago amongst humans.
  • 35,000 BCE

    Drums

    Early primitive tribes used drums as a way of alerting others nearby.
  • 30,000 BCE

    Cave Paintings

    Cavemen made cave paintings
  • 10,000 BCE

    Egyptian Codes

    They wrote hieroglyphics.
  • 3200 BCE

    Writing

    Writing was a massive form of communication, still used today.
  • 200 BCE

    Smoke Signals

    Long distance communication was invented by the use of smoke.
  • 30

    Mirrors and the Sun

    Roman Emperor uses reflective mirrors and the sun to communicate long distance.
  • 1150

    Messenger Pigeons

    Messenger pigeons were used as early as 1150 in Baghdad.
  • 1439

    Printing

    Printing was used to get many different people in different places the exact same message, instead of having to rewrite the message, they could just print more.

  • Morse Code

    Morse code was made for long distance communication by Samuel Morse

  • Telephones

    The first telephone was invented in 1876, usually only used to the wealthy.

  • Radio

    The first radio was broadcast using radio waves.

  • Fax Machine

    First commercial use of the Fax Machine helps in long distance communication.

  • Television

    Television was able to broadcast pictures anyway around the world.

  • Mobile Phone

    First mobile phone is put to use.

  • Internet

    The biggest invention of communication was the internet, which allowed fast, world wide communication.

  • Social Media

    First social media is created on the internet, this lead to apps like Facebook and Snapchat which are still used today.