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30,000 BCE
cave paintings
the most ancient way of communication is the cave paintings also known as the parietal art. They're created on the cave walls or ceilings for marking the territory or to record an event. -
Period: 30,000 BCE to
evolution of communication
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1200
carrier pigeons
about 2000 years ago carrier pigeons were used as primary messenger by Roman military. they also played an important role in World Wars I and II. -
first newspaper
newspapers started to circulate in the seventeenth century. In 1665, the first real newspaper was printed in England. -
typewriter
A typewriter is an electromechanical machine that was capable of writing characters similar to the ones produced by a printer’s movable type. -
telegraph
In 1832, telegraph was invented. It was a system in which information is transferred by a wire through a series of electrical impulse, usually as a Morse code. -
telephone
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell invented a telecommunication device that made communication much easier, a telephone. -
television
In 1880, a TV or television was invented. It is a telecommunication medium utilized for transmitting moving pictures, either in monochrome or in color and with two or three dimensions and sound. -
ENIAC
ENIAC It stands for Electrical Numerical Integrator and Computer. It was the first programmable, electronic, general-purpose digital computer. -
transistor radio
In 1954, a transistor radio was invented that uses transistor-based circuitry. The pocket sized radio influenced a change in popular music listening habits, allowing people to hear it anywhere they want. -
first mail
In 1971, mail was introduced, Ray Tomlinson sent the first mail. Thanks to him for initiating the incredible new era of communication that we enjoy today. -
personal computer
In 1975, first personal computer came in existence. It is the multi-purpose computer whose size, capabilities and price make it feasible for individual use. -
Apple 1
In 1976, the Apple I or Apple-1, a desktop computer released by the Apple Computer Company (now Apple Inc.) It was designed and hand-built by Steve Wozniak. -
laptops
In 1980, laptops were introduced. It is a small and portable form of a PC. -
World Wide Web
In 1990, Berners-Lee had built all the tools necessary for a working web. Then finally in 1991, the World Wide Web (www) made a debut as a publicly available service on the internet. -
first text message
In 1992, the first text message was made possible to send. -
first smart phone
in 1994, the world’s first smartphone was developed. A smartphone has almost all the functions of a computer with a touch screen, internet access and an operating system that can run the downloaded applications. -
beginning of yahoo!
Yahoo! was incorporated in the March of 1994. -
launching of Wikipedia
The most popular Wiki, Wikipedia was launched in 1995. -
internet explorer
The internet explorer, a series of graphical web browser developed by Microsoft started in 1995. -
google
Google, The most popular search engine was launched in the year 1998. It is able to provide tons of information about any keyword we enter. -
skype
Skype; an instant messaging application that let us exchange messages, photos and videos and let us make calls and video calls. -
facebook
In 2004, Mark Zuckerberg provided as the largest social media platform named as Facebook