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Oct 25, 1450
Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press which a machine that uses inked plates to make copies of pictures or text on paper. -
Fax machine invented
Alexander Bain invented the facsimile machine. It sends copies of documents any time any where to other fax machines. -
Telegraph invented
Invented by Samuel Morse as a way to encode and send messages great distances. -
Invention of the Typewriter
Christopher Latham Sholes invented the typewriter. Typewriters help people to write quickly and neatly. -
Phonograph
Thomas A. Edison demonstrated the first talking machine which could both record and reproduce sound. -
Radio invented
Invented in 1895 and allows people to listen to news, music, and sports and Rush Limbaugh all over the world. -
Television invented
TVs are a system for sending moving pictures and sound from one place to another. -
Videotape Recorder
People first used videotape recorders to make home movies. -
Laser invented
Lasers can send voice messages. -
Computer Mouse
Douglas Engelhart invented a hand controlled electromechanical device for interacting with a computer that has a graphical interface. The mouse can move around on a a flat surface to control the movement of the cursor on the screen. -
Personal Computer
The first computer was invented by Charles Babbage and was mechanical not electric. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozcniak invented the first home type of computer. -
Internet invented in 1973
Internet originated as ARPANET and it was important because people could use a map on it. -
Post It Notes
Created by 3M's Art Fly to create a repositionable paper for people to work on and do their research on them. -
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web was established as ARPANET in 1970 in universities around the country, but flourished in the late 1980s and beyond. -
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History of Communication
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Paper
Paper is one of the most important products that was invented.
