The history of telecommunication illustrates this never-ending push for progress as it steadily parallels human growth, becoming more widespread and efficient as the development of modern civilization unfolds

1. The History of Telecommunication
The history of telecommunication illustrates this never-
ending push for progress as it steadily parallels
human growth, becoming more widespread and
efficient as the development of modern civilization
unfolds

2. Fires, Beacons, Smoke Signals, Horns
Man's first attempts at
communication were
extremely limited.
Prehistoric man
relied on fire and
smoke signals to
encode information
over a limited
geographic area

3. 6th century BCE: Mail
6th century man
established the
first postal
system in the
history of the
world. Other
ancient powers
like Egypt,
Rome, and China

4. 15th century CE
In 15 century, flag
semaphore, a
special code
involving the
positions of two
hand-held flags,
was introduced.
Each position and
motion
represented a
letter or number.

5. 1867: Signal lamps
In 1867, the first
dots and dashes
were flashed by
signal lamps at
sea. The idea
was that of
British Admiral
Phillip Colomb

6. 1876: Telephones
Alexander Graham
Bell successfully
invented the
telephone in
March of 1876

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