ip10 By keeshatessier 1834 Charles Babbage plans a calculating machine that is considered to be the first computer. 1838 S es amuel Morse invents a telegraph that can send short and long beeps, called “dots” and “dash” 1876 Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone, transmitting the sound of the voice clearly over electrical wires Period: 1914 to 1918 WWI (range of dates) accelerates the development of radio for military communications 1920 Commercial radio broadcasting becomes an important mass medium for entertainment and news 1924 The very first few homes get television to watch broadcasted programs Period: 1939 to 1945 WWII (range of dates) accelerates computer technology 1953 IBM technology company is formed and makes their first computer, the 701 1964 First communications satellite is launched, allowing worldwide live broadcast of 1964 Olympics 1980 hard drives created 1981 laptops created 1983 Robert Kahn and Vincent Cerf invent the Internet, funded by the US Defense Department 1986 computer created 1989 digital printer created 2001 ipod created