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Oct 19, 1500
Printing Press
In Europe in the mid-15th century Johannes Gutenburg invented the printing press, which made books much cheaper and allowed newspapers to be invented. -
Period: Oct 19, 1500 to
Communication
How communication has changed over the years. -
Letters
People communicated by writing letters in the 1700s: however sending letters was a slow and unreliable process. -
Telegraph
The telegraph was a machine invented in the early 1800s. It made use of electricity, which was still somewhat of a novelty at the time, to transmit messages. -
Newspaper
Other forms of communication in the 1800s were paper and pencil, newspapers and storytelling. -
Telegraph
The telegraph was a machine invented in the early 1800s. It made use of electricity, which was still somewhat of a novelty at the time, to transmit messages. -
Telephone
There was a telegraph service for people to communicate before the invention of the telephone around 1900. -
Newspaper
Newspaper were also used in 1903. -
Phone
In 1912 very few households had a phone of their own. -
Radio
In 1920, radio became the first form of mass-communication. -
Telegrams
In 1985 telegrams were the most common way to send a message if it was urgent and/or needed to be sent long distance. -
Internet
In the early 21st century the internet became an important form of communication. Today email has become one of the most popular methods of communication.