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  Johann Gutenburg invented an actual printing press.
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  Rapidly replaced the practice of hand-writting newssheets
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  Englishman, Henry Mill, recieved the first patent for a typewriter
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  (The Saturday Evening Post)
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  Joseh Henry invents the first electronic telegraph
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  Samuel Morse invents Morse Code
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  Alexander Graham Bell invented in Boston. 120 years later there are over 360 million telephone numbers, and that figure grows each year.
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  The first Commercially available, "mass produced" electronic computer entered the market. First computer made was the Eniac, it was as big as a 5 room house and had a Binary code.
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  A globel computer network emerged, providing a variety of info and communication facilities
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  Short for "electronic mail," email is a means of sending messages online.
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  Software that allows you to call people on their computers or phones.