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Timeline Of Communication Technology

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1. Neil Papworth sends the first SMS (or text message).






2. Claude Elwood Shannon - the 'father of information theory' - mathematically proves the Nyquist






3. Roman Emperor Tiberius rules the empire from island of Capri by signaling messages with metal mirrors to reflect the sun






4. Hedy Lamarr and George Antheil invent frequency hopping spread spectrum communication technique






5. Douglas H. Ring and W. Rae Young of Bell Labs proposed a cell-based approach which lead to 'cellular phones'






6. John Logie Baird transmits the first television signal






7. Charles Kao realizes that silica-based optical waveguides offer a practical way to transmit light via total internal reflection






8. Charles Kao realizes that silica-based optical waveguides offer a practical way to transmit light via total internal reflection






9. The first hosts of ARPANET -Internet's ancestor - are connected.






10. John Logie Baird transmits the first television signal






11. Claude Elwood Shannon - the 'father of information theory' - mathematically proves the Nyquist






12. Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas A. Watson exhibit an electric telephone in Boston






13. Anders Olsson transmits solitary waves through an optical fiber with a data rate of 32 billion bits per second






14. Johannes Gutenberg finishes a printing press with metal movable type






15. Claude Chappe establishes the first long-distance semaphore telegraph line






16. Charles Fenerty produces paper from a wood pulp - eliminating rag paper which was in limited supply






17. The Sumerians develop cuneiform writing and the Egyptians develop hieroglyphic writing






18. Douglas H. Ring and W. Rae Young of Bell Labs proposed a cell-based approach which lead to 'cellular phones'






19. Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau built the prototype system which became the World Wide Web at CERN






20. Joseph Henry proposes and builds an electric telegraph






21. Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau built the prototype system which became the World Wide Web at CERN






22. Paper is introduced to the Muslim world after the Battle of Talas






23. Anders Olsson transmits solitary waves through an optical fiber with a data rate of 32 billion bits per second






24. Erna Schneider Hoover invented a computerized switching system for telephone traffic.






25. Hedy Lamarr and George Antheil invent frequency hopping spread spectrum communication technique






26. Thomas Edison patents the phonograph






27. Tsai Lun invents paper






28. Ships on Ferdinand Magellan's voyage signal to each other by firing cannon and raising flags.






29. Chester Carlson presents the first photocopier suitable for office use






30. Communication was carried out through paintings of indigenous tribes.






31. Guglielmo Marconi transmits radio signals from Cornwall to Newfoundland






32. The Chinese develop wooden block movable type printing






33. The first hosts of ARPANET -Internet's ancestor - are connected.






34. The Phoenicians develop an alphabet






35. The Chinese develop wooden block movable type printing






36. Associated Press organizes Nova Scotia pony express to carry latest European news for New York newspapers






37. Ships on Ferdinand Magellan's voyage signal to each other by firing cannon and raising flags.






38. Charles Fenerty produces paper from a wood pulp - eliminating rag paper which was in limited supply






39. Neil Papworth sends the first SMS (or text message).






40. Chester Carlson presents the first photocopier suitable for office use






41. Internet2 organization created






42. Claude Chappe establishes the first long-distance semaphore telegraph line






43. Samuel Morse builds the first long distance electric telegraph line






44. Donald Knuth begins work on TeX






45. Roman Emperor Tiberius rules the empire from island of Capri by signaling messages with metal mirrors to reflect the sun






46. First geosynchronous communications satellite is launched - 17 years after Arthur C. Clarke's article






47. Samuel Morse develops the Morse code






48. Almon Strowger patents the direct dial telephone






49. Samuel Morse develops the Morse code






50. Samuel Morse builds the first long distance electric telegraph line