communication 1850s

  • The Telegraph

    The Telegraph
    The Telegraph was invented by Samuel Morrse in 1844, at the time he he still working on the translation of the dashes that came from the number of times he tapped the pad. His first time inventing the telegraph he built it out of mostly the things that were in his studio. He waited for Washiton to aprove his invention so he could spread communication through out America but it wasn't until the 1850's did Washinton finally aprove of puting wires all around America.
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    It wasn't until the telegraph became veary important in the 1850's. It allowed business to comunicate with eachother and loved ones by using the Morse code. The morse code was a series of dashes and dots. Each space told you what letter it was, it was kind of a tricky code but that is why they taught it in the class room so they can send letters/postcards to loved ones. This was great until the invention of the telephone.
  • The roll camera

    The roll camera
    The invention of the roll camera was huge! It allowed people to get a story from muptiple moving pictures. It helped people tell stories of what was going on around the country, or a funny film, they may not have talked back to it but it sure did to the people. It was a one way communication, This helped people out by letting them know stories that were either very important or used for entertainment which kept them busy.
  • The telephone

    The telephone
    The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell, He wanted an easier way to communicat with one another. So he invented a way where you can talk to someone across the state or country. He got this idea by the classic kids toy with a string and to tin cans. He thought that if that is possiable then that means that sounds can travle through air. So he invented something that could allow you talk throught one thing and the othe in the ear.
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    The telephone continued.
  • The radio

    The radio
    The first radio was invented by a young italian named Gugliemo Marconi. People called it "the wireless telegraph" He found out how to turn sound signals into radio waves which travle through the air, space, and solid objects. This invention halped out people by listening to weather warnings or it let boats to tell land that they were in trouble.