evolution of communication

cave paintings

30,000 BCE

the oldest form of communication. was created to mark territory and record events

smoke signals

200 BCE

smoke signals were primarily used in sending messages in china guards execute signals to send messages along the great wall of china

carrier pigeons

1100

The ancient Romans used pigeons as primary messengers between military men. merchants used pigeons as a postal service. they also played a vital role in world war 1 and 2.

telephone

1876

created by Scottish alexander graham bell. up until now, telephones remained one of the most reliable telecommunication devices.

radio

1893

in 1893 tesla started using wireless power as a form of transmitting content in early 20th-century radion broadcasting began.

television

1927

television started to become a mode of indirect communication to the mass audience. TV broadcasting occurred after the ww2 in which the display was still black and white.

internet

1973

The first internet service provider was Telenet. Tim Berners-Lee, a scientist at CERN, introduced the World Wide Web (www) which definitely started the modern internet.

E-mail

1975

John Vittal developed a software to organize emails. it was followed by other mailing platforms, including Hotmail and Google Mail.

Text Message

Dec 3, 1992

Radiolinja was the first network service provider to carry out person-to-person text messaging. Now, SMS has evolved in which over 9 trillion SMS are sent every year.

Social Media

1997

The latest mode of communication in the digital era is the use of social media platforms. YouTube became the first-ever popular video hosting social media site.