1. Communication and Technology :
Through the Years
By: Echo Johnson

2. Mechanical Semaphore is invented in France.
1792
Mechanical Semaphore is invented in France.

3. Charles Babbage invents the first mechanical computer.
1822
Charles Babbage invents the first mechanical computer.

4. William Austin Burt patents the typographer.
1829
William Austin Burt patents the typographer.

5. First practical telegraph invented by Samuel F.B. Morse.
1837
First practical telegraph invented by Samuel F.B. Morse.

6. English Channel telegraph cable was first being laid.
1850
English Channel telegraph cable was first being laid.
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7. Pictures are first transmitted over telephone lines.
1924
Pictures are first transmitted over telephone lines.

8. The first E-Mail messages are sent.
1972
The first messages are sent.

9. Tim Berners-Lee invents the world wide web!
1990
Tim Berners-Lee invents the world wide web!

10. The electric voice machine was patented by Thomas Edison.
1868
The electric voice machine was patented by Thomas Edison.

11. Telephone invented and demonstrated by Alexander Graham Bell.
1876
Telephone invented and demonstrated by Alexander Graham Bell.