History of Communication

By natalie3534
  • 3200 BCE

    Egyptian Hieroglyphs

    Egyptian Hieroglyphs
    The first signs of human communication was the writing of Egyptian hieroglyphs.
  • 776 BCE

    Greek Messenger Pigeon

    Greek Messenger Pigeon
    Greek Messenger Pigeons were the first system of sending written messages.
  • 550 BCE

    First Postal Service

    First Postal Service
    The first known postal service was in Ancient Persia. It was a system of stations that the men were go through and bring letters from people at other stations.
  • 105

    Invention of Paper

    Invention of Paper
    Paper was first invented by Cai Lun in 105 AD
  • 1048

    Invention of Books

    Invention of Books
    Books were first invented by Hans Chinese inventor Bi Sheng.
  • 1450

    Invention of the Printing Press

    Invention of the Printing Press
    The first Printing Press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg. A Printing Press is a machine that is used for printing text or pictures. This allowed books to be made and sold easier.

  • The first newspaper

    The first newspaper
    The very first newspaper was invented bu Johann Carolus

  • First photographic image

    First photographic image
    The earliest known surviving photo was taken and developed by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce.It was a picture of the view from a window at his estate.

  • Morse code

    Morse code
    Morse code invented by Samuel Morse.Morse code was s series of long and short signals that represent letters.

  • Telephone

    Telephone
    One of the most famous inventions is the telephone. It was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.

  • Answering Machine

    Answering Machine
    The first Answering Machine was invented by Valdemar Poulsen.

  • Radio

    Radio
    The first radio was invented by Guglielmo Marconi.

  • First Email

    First Email
    The first email was sent by Ray Tomlinson.

  • First cellphone call

    First cellphone call
    The first call made on a mobile cell phone was made by Martin Cooper.

  • The World Wide Web goes public

    The World Wide Web goes public
    The World Wide Web(internet) was invented by Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailiau.

  • First Text message

    First Text message
    The first test message was sent by Neil Papworth. The message he sent said "Merry Christmas"

  • Google

    Google
    Google was launched by Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

  • Facebook

    Facebook
    Facebook was launched by Mark Zuckerburg.

  • Youtube

    Youtube
    YouTube was created by Jawed Karmin, Steve Chen, and Chad Hurley.

  • iPhone

    iPhone
    The first iPhone was created by Steve Jobs.

  • iPad

    iPad
    The iPad was Steve Jobs, who also invented the iPhone. His estimated net worth at the time of his death in 2011 was $10.2 Billion.

  • Google Glass

    Google Glass
    Google Glass were invented by Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

  • Apple Watch

    Apple Watch
    The Apple Watch was invented by Jony Ive.