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3200 BCE
Ancient Egyptians
Ancient Egyptians formed writing called Hieroglyphs -
600 BCE
Americans
written language appeared around Americans -
530 BCE
Greek
Established the first library -
Jan 1, 1041
Chinese
Chinese invented the first movable type for printing paper books -
Jan 1, 1436
Gutenburg
Gutenberg developed a printing press, which included new key innovations that include oil-based ink, mechanical movable type and adjustable molds -
Johann Carlous
Johann Carlous printed and distributed the first newspaper -
William Sturgeon
William Sturgeon revealed an invention that laid the foundations for a large scale evolution in electronic communications: the electromagnet. -
Joseph Nicephore Niepce
Joseph Nicephore Niepce capture the first ever photographic image -
Western Union
In 1913 Western Union developed multiplexing, which it made possible to transmit eight messages simultaneously over a single wire (four in each direction) -
Telephotography machine
the telephotography machine (a type of fax machine) was used to send political convention photos long distance for newspaper publication. It was developed by the American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T) worked to improve telephone fax technology. -
Radio Fax
the first radio fax transmission was sent across the continent. -
Valdemar Poulsen
Valdemar Poulsen Invented the first ever answering machine, with telegraphone, it also records and has sound