Timline

= = Communication Timeline

1906- The first radio program broadcast. This broadcast featured some violin music, and a bible reading. The person responsible of the broadcast was Reginald Fessenden. Not only is this a major improvement of entertainment in the early 1900's but it was a great improvement for communication. It made it possible to warn people from a distance rather than things having to be spread through word of mouth. 1927- The first transatlantic phone service is installed. The conversation took place between England and United States. The cities in which this took place was London and New York City. Service was then made available through out more of Europe and North America. This was an incrediable leap in communication technology. You could be in Gettysburg Pennsylvainia and if you had relatives in England it made it possible to speak with them with out having to get on a a boat for a long period of time to speak with them.

1937- Kodachrome photographs taken at Hindenburg disaster. Pictures are the "universal language" for many reasons. You could send these pictures that were taken at this specific disaster to someone in India and they would know that something awful had happend with out saying a word. 1970- AT&T answering machines. During the 1970's AT&T rents answering machines for $70.00 a month to whoever wants to rent them. This was a major leap in communication technology because it enabled people to leave messages when there was no one else on the other end. You could leave someone a message asking for a call back rather than having to call again later and wonder when they would ever get your call. 2003- Cell phones aquire internet and other computer capabilities. Not only was just a cell phone a major improvement to comunication technology but when you add the internet to the phone it takes it to a completely different level of communication. You could be on a bus in New York and e-mail someone in Helsinki, Finland while they are at home on the computer surfing the web.

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