A Brief History of Telecommunications

A Brief History of Telecommunication Telecommunication is the transmission of infor- mation through sounds, words or visuals from a distance. You could say this very infographic itself is a form of telecommunication. COMMU NICATTON 1800 BC C Smoke Signals 150 BC The Greek Way In a matter of hours Chinese soldiers, stationed on the Great Wall, could warn their com- rades 500 miles away of an im- pending enemy attack via tower to tower smoke signals. Polybius, a Greek historian, invented a system of convert- ing Greek alphabetic charac- ters into numeric characters. This enabled messages to be easily sent by coded torch smoke signals. Aa B E& ZG I KK A Nv E 09 1876 1844 Telegram "Mr. Watson.. .come here, I want to see you," were the first words spoken on a successful telephone call by Alexander Graham Bell. The first telegraph message trav- eled 40 miles and read "What Hath God Wrought?" G o d Comehere Katk w h a t y ht ? 1877 Ahoy? 1920s Crystal Clear The most common kind of Alexander Graham Bell originally wanted the greeting for the tele- phone to be "Ahoy" but Thomas Edison voted for "Hello," a word he coined himself. radio used a crystal as one of its main components. Radio waves powered the crystal instead of batteries. Hello is the way to go. The First Record Was of "Mary Had a Little Lamb". Thomas Edison, who invented the phonograph, recited and recorded it. 00 1920s Optic Fiber tel·e- One thread of optic fiber is slightly thicker than a human 1946 pref. 1. Distance; distant: telesthesia. [from Greek tele far] hair. One million threads of optic fiber can fit in a tube How Practical 1/2" in diameter. The Swedish police used the first cell phone. It could only make 6 phone calls before the cars battery died. 1973 1978 First Cell Phone SPAM! SPAM! Martin Cooper invented the first official cell phone. The 2 pound "Brick" was called Mo- torola Dyna-Tac. Its dimen- The first spam email was sent to the 393 users on ARPANET by Gary Thuerk to advertise a new kind of computer. sions measured 9 x 5x1.75 inches 2009 Old v.s New 2006 We Are Googling A carrier pigeon transported 4GB 60 miles in South Africa To "google" became an offi- cially recognized verb in 2006 when faster than it took to transfer Merriam- Webster Collegiate Diction- ary as well as the Oxford Eng- lish Dictionary recognized it. 4GB over broadband. VS loading. Explosion of Communication With the rapid invention and adoption of new technology, the medium of communication has dramatically changed --especially in recent years. Internet modalities have largely replaced paper and ear- lier wire-based communications. Internet communications continue to evolve in ways that its founders could never imagine or envision. 2400 BC-Postal Systems 59 BC - Newspapers 100 AD - Paper 1000 AD - Pens 1400 AD - Printing Press **** 1848 - Telephone 1896- Radio 1897- Computer 1927 - Television 1947 - Video Games 1948 - Long Playing Record 1956 - Conference Calling 1960s - Text Editors 1971 - Email www 1980s Cell Phones 1997- Social Networks 1998 - Webinars 2001 - Smart Phones 2004- Podcasts 2007 - Cloud Computing In PRESENT FUTURE We can now communicate across long distances to large groups of people almost instantaneously with international conference calls and webinars. What new developments in technology will make commu- nication even more instant? Will our screens and webcams become obsolete? Where will our blossoming inner abilities and outer tech- nologies take us and which of today's cutting edge communication tools will survive? The future is exciting and unpredictable. Mobiles will be: Our Wallet Our Money Management Online Purchases 2015 And big purchases too.. In 2012 migrant workers sent $12 billion home through mobile money transfer services. E-Ticket DEBIT CA. COUPON C $55 billion in 2016 $90,000 Mobile BUY Brought to you by: CONFERENCE CALLS UNLIMITED.com Web Conferencing Online Meetings Webinars Desktop Sharing Web & Audio Casting Phone Conferencing $ International Toll Calls Toll-Free Calls Operator Assited Calls Since 1998 References • news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8248056.stm • www.psu.edu/dept/inart10_110/inart10/radio.html • publicdomainreview.org/2012/02/09/edison-reading-mary-had-a-little-lamb-1927/ • www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/dec/13/predictions-for-communications-world-2012 • books.google.com/books?id%31FNAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA8408#v=onepage&q&f=false • www.houseandhome.org/telecommunication-facts • mysite.du.edu/~jcalvert/tel/morse/morse.htm • www.ldsearch.com/information/usefulinformation/telecommunications Designed by GALAXY NINI A Brief History of Telecommunication Telecommunication is the transmission of infor- mation through sounds, words or visuals from a distance. You could say this very infographic itself is a form of telecommunication. COMMU NICATTON 1800 BC C Smoke Signals 150 BC The Greek Way In a matter of hours Chinese soldiers, stationed on the Great Wall, could warn their com- rades 500 miles away of an im- pending enemy attack via tower to tower smoke signals. Polybius, a Greek historian, invented a system of convert- ing Greek alphabetic charac- ters into numeric characters. This enabled messages to be easily sent by coded torch smoke signals. Aa B E& ZG I KK A Nv E 09 1876 1844 Telegram "Mr. Watson.. .come here, I want to see you," were the first words spoken on a successful telephone call by Alexander Graham Bell. The first telegraph message trav- eled 40 miles and read "What Hath God Wrought?" G o d Comehere Katk w h a t y ht ? 1877 Ahoy? 1920s Crystal Clear The most common kind of Alexander Graham Bell originally wanted the greeting for the tele- phone to be "Ahoy" but Thomas Edison voted for "Hello," a word he coined himself. radio used a crystal as one of its main components. Radio waves powered the crystal instead of batteries. Hello is the way to go. The First Record Was of "Mary Had a Little Lamb". Thomas Edison, who invented the phonograph, recited and recorded it. 00 1920s Optic Fiber tel·e- One thread of optic fiber is slightly thicker than a human 1946 pref. 1. Distance; distant: telesthesia. [from Greek tele far] hair. One million threads of optic fiber can fit in a tube How Practical 1/2" in diameter. The Swedish police used the first cell phone. It could only make 6 phone calls before the cars battery died. 1973 1978 First Cell Phone SPAM! SPAM! Martin Cooper invented the first official cell phone. The 2 pound "Brick" was called Mo- torola Dyna-Tac. Its dimen- The first spam email was sent to the 393 users on ARPANET by Gary Thuerk to advertise a new kind of computer. sions measured 9 x 5x1.75 inches 2009 Old v.s New 2006 We Are Googling A carrier pigeon transported 4GB 60 miles in South Africa To "google" became an offi- cially recognized verb in 2006 when faster than it took to transfer Merriam- Webster Collegiate Diction- ary as well as the Oxford Eng- lish Dictionary recognized it. 4GB over broadband. VS loading. Explosion of Communication With the rapid invention and adoption of new technology, the medium of communication has dramatically changed --especially in recent years. Internet modalities have largely replaced paper and ear- lier wire-based communications. Internet communications continue to evolve in ways that its founders could never imagine or envision. 2400 BC-Postal Systems 59 BC - Newspapers 100 AD - Paper 1000 AD - Pens 1400 AD - Printing Press **** 1848 - Telephone 1896- Radio 1897- Computer 1927 - Television 1947 - Video Games 1948 - Long Playing Record 1956 - Conference Calling 1960s - Text Editors 1971 - Email www 1980s Cell Phones 1997- Social Networks 1998 - Webinars 2001 - Smart Phones 2004- Podcasts 2007 - Cloud Computing In PRESENT FUTURE We can now communicate across long distances to large groups of people almost instantaneously with international conference calls and webinars. What new developments in technology will make commu- nication even more instant? Will our screens and webcams become obsolete? Where will our blossoming inner abilities and outer tech- nologies take us and which of today's cutting edge communication tools will survive? The future is exciting and unpredictable. Mobiles will be: Our Wallet Our Money Management Online Purchases 2015 And big purchases too.. In 2012 migrant workers sent $12 billion home through mobile money transfer services. E-Ticket DEBIT CA. COUPON C $55 billion in 2016 $90,000 Mobile BUY Brought to you by: CONFERENCE CALLS UNLIMITED.com Web Conferencing Online Meetings Webinars Desktop Sharing Web & Audio Casting Phone Conferencing $ International Toll Calls Toll-Free Calls Operator Assited Calls Since 1998 References • news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8248056.stm • www.psu.edu/dept/inart10_110/inart10/radio.html • publicdomainreview.org/2012/02/09/edison-reading-mary-had-a-little-lamb-1927/ • www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/dec/13/predictions-for-communications-world-2012 • books.google.com/books?id%31FNAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA8408#v=onepage&q&f=false • www.houseandhome.org/telecommunication-facts • mysite.du.edu/~jcalvert/tel/morse/morse.htm • www.ldsearch.com/information/usefulinformation/telecommunications Designed by GALAXY NINI