Communication is the process of conveying information. Almost all species have some sort of communication system. However, successful communication is the trait that has made humans the most successful species.
My first blog entry shows a timescale of how communication has evolved over time. It’s hard to imagine communication long before the hustle and bustle of email and text messaging. Technological communication has grown exponentially, leaving snail mail to be a thing of the past.
Means of communication has changed drastically throughout the years from the Pony Express to video conferencing with people around the world. With the help of various types of technology, the world has become even more proficient in the ways the world can communicate.
● Between 1860 - 1861. According to sfmusuem.org journeys were done to deliver letters that were written on a tissue paper. The cost of delivering was approximately $5 for 1,800 Miles.
● Many believed that Alexander Graham Bell should be credited for the invention of the telephone. However, according to M. Bellis, Mr. Bell had some competition from Elisha Gray. The two men both tried to get the patent for the telephone. According to this source, Bell won in 1870.
● According to About.com in 1902 Guglielmo Marconi was able to create a radio transmission from Cornwall to Newfoundland. It is not certain as to when the first radio transmission was ever made. By 1916 radios were made that could be turned to different stations.
● Television broadcasts were available in 1927 in England, and 1930 in the United States. The first television were in black and white. However, John Logie Baird kept experementing until he was able to make enough programs to help the movement towards color.
● Computers were used by the government in as early as the 1940's. However, they were not sold commercially until the 1950's. From Apple to IBM, the computer technology was just beginning.
● The first cell phones was in 1979. They became more popular and used in cars in 1985.
These are just a few ways that technology has helped types of communication to evolve. Throughout history, developments in technology and communications have gone hand-in-hand, and the latest technological developments such as the Internet have resulted in the advancement of the science of communication to a new level. This effects on people and cultures in different ways. The important thing to remember with technology changing the world around us so rapidly is that it is just a matter of how well we can adapt to that change.
Choosing to not embrace the advances will not make them disappear, it will only cause senseless stress. Knowledge is power. With the technology of the world today, it is so easy and efficient to find all that we need with a few simple clicks of either a mouse on a home computer or even in our own cell phones.
Students of today, like me, should have opportunities to explore new technology on a regular basis in order to keep up with the world around them.
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JERM
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