History of Communication Flashcards
-The artistic endeavors were created by a species of man that appeared around 130,000 B.C.E, the HOMO SAPIENS.
-The method involved creating pigments made from the juice of fruits and berries, colored minerals, or animal blood.
Cave Paintings
-this information could not be applied outside one’s own tribal community
-both methods could attract unwanted attention from enemy tribes and predatory animals
Storytelling and Drums and Smoke Signals
-the word “manuscript” is derived from the Latin term “libri manu scripti” which translates to “book written by hand”
-most were written of a religious nature/monks in monasteries
Early Handwritten Documents/Books
-allowed for books to be mass-produced, and greatly reduced the price
-Johannes Gutenberg is known for having designed and built the first known mechanized printing press in Europe
-used it to print the Gutenberg Bible
Printing Press
-The first United States Post Office was created in 1775, and Benjamin Franklin was named the first Postmaster General
-mail was transported primarily by train
Letter Writing and the Postman
-In America, it is attributed to Samuel F.B. Morse, but his 1837 version was far from the original
-An Englishman by the name of William Watson had devised a way to send messages via telegraph in 1747.
-The technology was particularly useful during war time to transmit pertinent information, and the first telegraph stations were set up along railroads as the necessary poles were already erected.
Telegraph
-Alexander Bell observed that sound vibrations could be transmitted through the air, and received at the same pitch in another room.
-The use of hello as a telephone greeting has been credited to Thomas Edison; according to one source, he expressed his surprise with a misheard Hullo. Alexander Graham Bell initially used Ahoy (as used on ships) as a telephone greeting.
Telephone
- were incredibly popular during the late 1920’s and early 1930’s due to the Great Depression and also the “flapper” movement.
-The technology really took off in 1933 when Edwin Armstrong, “the father of FM radio”, invented frequency-modulated radio.
Radio
-The discovery of using reverse colors, what we today call a “negative”, greatly advanced the art of photography.
-The first attempts at photography began in the early 1800’s but had poor results.
Photography
-made its official debut at the 1939 New York World’s Fair.
Television
- researchbegan in 1843 when Michael Faraday conducted research to see if space could conduct electricity.
-Fast forward to 1973, and Dr. Martin Cooper is credited with inventing the first portable handset.
Cellphone
-The original was invented in 1967 for military purposes
-This included electronic mail (e-mail) and the use of sites containing vital information (websites). Once the Internet started to catch on it was used primarily by corporations for collaboration purposes
Internet
-One of the most popular social media platforms is blogging. A weblog or “blog” was first developed in 1997
-Blogs are replacing journals as a form of self-expression for many young people today
Social media defined is a special class of websites designed to meet three (3) specific criteria.
Social Media and Blogging
