Timeline Project

  • Semaphore Telegraph

    Semaphore Telegraph
    The semaphore telegraph was the first ever telegraph made in 1792. The semaphore telegraph would work by using telescopes on each side of the building to see what letters it would spell out therefore making and sending messages. The inventor was Claude Chappe.
  • Camera

    Camera
    A camera is used to record an image of an object. You can take a photo of anything you want using the camera. The inventor was Joseph Nicephore Niepce.
  • Telegraph

    Telegraph
    The Telegraph was made over half a century later from the semaphore telegraph. The telegraph would work by transmitting electrical signals over wires to send messages. The inventor was Samuel Morse. He also created morse code.
  • Fax Machine

    Fax Machine
    The Fax Machine is a machine that can send printed machines for the telegraph. It can send information as electronic signals. Alexander Bain invented the Fax Machine
  • Telephone

    Telephone
    The telephone was used for long or short distance communication over a phone. You can use it to talk to someone who is very far away or close. Alexander Graham Bell was the person who invented the telephone.
  • Radio

    Radio
    A radio is used to send out verbal information without having to go anywhere. You could also listen to music on the radio or you can listen to the news. The person who invented the radio was Guglielmo Marconi.
  • Television

    Television
    The television was used to broadcast information, entertainment, and education for everyone to watch. The inventor was Philo Farnsworth.
  • The magnavox Odyssey

    The magnavox Odyssey
    The magnavox odyssey was the first ever game electronic game console to be made. You were able to play games on it with a controller and a screen. The person who invented this was Ralph Baer.
  • Motorola

    Motorola
    The motorola was a wireless phone you could take around with you. It was portable so you could take it anywhere to call anyone no matter the distance
  • Computer

    Computer
    A computer can be used for many things. You can do graphics, edit, and do work on the computer. The person who made the computer was Charles Babbage