Essay on past and present comminicstion
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This paper will discuss the history of communication, from letter writing to the invention of the telegraph. This paper will also give a brief history on the inventors of the telegraph and how the telegraph paved the way for many forms of communications. The invention of the telegraph allowed messages to be sent faster and further by translating messages through cable lines. The creation of the telegraph in the 1800s brought about generational change in communication. The invention of the telegraph, lead to the creation of many other forms of communication such as radio, emails, and television.
Communication in the Past:
Communication has always been a part of American culture; it has been the most crucial part of people’s social life. Over time, the means of communication has changed according to the times, people’s living situations and advancements in technology. In the past, people used smoke signals as a form of communication; however, smoke signals could only send a few simple messages. As America changed and the population grow people needed to send longer messages as well as sending them further in distance. Therefore, people replaced smoke signals for letter writing. People wrote letters to communicate with friends and family separated by distance because it was the only way to communicate long distance, at least until the invention of the telegraph in the 19th century. The telegraph was invented by a man named Samuel Morse, hence “Morse Code.”
Samuel Morse was an artist and inventor, he developed the first successful electromagnetic telegraph system. He studied both art and electricity at Yale College, after graduation he pursued a career in art. Samuel traveled to England to continue studying art, on his voyage he overheard two men talking about electromagnets. One of those men was Charles Jackson who also studied electricity he told Morse that electric impulse could be carried through long wires.
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Communication in the Present:
The telegraph was the first major milestone in the development of communication technology because it led to many of the things we use today and its similar to techniques we use today. Expansion in this past technology has made it possible for many of the things we use today, such as telephones, radio, cable television, Internet, and mobile phones.
It was not long after the telegraph became a success before the next progression in technology came along, the telephone. The telephone was used to transmit speech electronically. Like the telegraph, the telephone was a also wire-based electrical system. The telephone used the same cables that made the telegraph a success. Unfortunately, it failed because under-water cables did not have a strong enough signal.
However, there is one company that used the same technique but change the type of cables used, that company was AT&T. These cables were made up of “several dozen steel wires, covered by copper tubes, plastic jackets and armor,” allowing signals to go through and be transmitted.
This improvement in technology amplified the signals being transmitted and led to the telephone system started in homes across the world, a pair of copper wires cables connecting from poles to be transmitted into homes. Started by AT&T, which is still one of the most powerful communication businesses around today. The technique that AT&T discovered also helped develop cable television and helped launch the startup of cell phones.
Today in the United States cable companies deliver cable to over 60 million homes. Like telephone companies, cable companies also use very long cables to connect to television sets. Cable companies use antenna amplifiers as a regular interval to boost signals to make channels viewable. It was not long ago that this method changed and cable companies switched from using antenna amplifiers to using digital boxes. This allowed a better picture quality and less distortion.
However, another company has definitely introduced many households to the future, fiber optics cable. Verizon has a new way of watching television and it’s called, fiber optics. Fiber optics networks carry laser light information signals, which moves as fast as the speed of light. It uses “hundreds of hair-like strands of glass to send pulses of light to carry data.” This allows data to be processed faster to your home televisions and computer. In today’s society people want any and everything faster and with better quality.
Another major advancement in technology that most of America has benefited from is the cell phone. Cell phones have evolved immensely since 1983, both in design and function. This envolvement brought a whole new meaning to the term multitasking. Cell phones today can do any and everything from sending text messages, to emails, to uploading video and picture, and most importantly downloading applications for everything.
This paper will discuss the history of communication, from letter writing to the invention of the telegraph. This paper will also give a brief history on the inventors of the telegraph and how the telegraph paved the way for many forms of communications. The invention of the telegraph allowed messages to be sent faster and further by translating messages through cable lines. The creation of the telegraph in the 1800s brought about generational change in communication. The invention of the telegraph, lead to the creation of many other forms of communication such as radio, emails, and television.
Communication in the Past:
Communication has always been a part of American culture; it has been the most crucial part of people’s social life. Over time, the means of communication has changed according to the times, people’s living situations and advancements in technology. In the past, people used smoke signals as a form of communication; however, smoke signals could only send a few simple messages. As America changed and the population grow people needed to send longer messages as well as sending them further in distance. Therefore, people replaced smoke signals for letter writing. People wrote letters to communicate with friends and family separated by distance because it was the only way to communicate long distance, at least until the invention of the telegraph in the 19th century. The telegraph was invented by a man named Samuel Morse, hence “Morse Code.”
Samuel Morse was an artist and inventor, he developed the first successful electromagnetic telegraph system. He studied both art and electricity at Yale College, after graduation he pursued a career in art. Samuel traveled to England to continue studying art, on his voyage he overheard two men talking about electromagnets. One of those men was Charles Jackson who also studied electricity he told Morse that electric impulse could be carried through long wires.
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Communication in the Present:
The telegraph was the first major milestone in the development of communication technology because it led to many of the things we use today and its similar to techniques we use today. Expansion in this past technology has made it possible for many of the things we use today, such as telephones, radio, cable television, Internet, and mobile phones.
It was not long after the telegraph became a success before the next progression in technology came along, the telephone. The telephone was used to transmit speech electronically. Like the telegraph, the telephone was a also wire-based electrical system. The telephone used the same cables that made the telegraph a success. Unfortunately, it failed because under-water cables did not have a strong enough signal.
However, there is one company that used the same technique but change the type of cables used, that company was AT&T. These cables were made up of “several dozen steel wires, covered by copper tubes, plastic jackets and armor,” allowing signals to go through and be transmitted.
This improvement in technology amplified the signals being transmitted and led to the telephone system started in homes across the world, a pair of copper wires cables connecting from poles to be transmitted into homes. Started by AT&T, which is still one of the most powerful communication businesses around today. The technique that AT&T discovered also helped develop cable television and helped launch the startup of cell phones.
Today in the United States cable companies deliver cable to over 60 million homes. Like telephone companies, cable companies also use very long cables to connect to television sets. Cable companies use antenna amplifiers as a regular interval to boost signals to make channels viewable. It was not long ago that this method changed and cable companies switched from using antenna amplifiers to using digital boxes. This allowed a better picture quality and less distortion.
However, another company has definitely introduced many households to the future, fiber optics cable. Verizon has a new way of watching television and it’s called, fiber optics. Fiber optics networks carry laser light information signals, which moves as fast as the speed of light. It uses “hundreds of hair-like strands of glass to send pulses of light to carry data.” This allows data to be processed faster to your home televisions and computer. In today’s society people want any and everything faster and with better quality.
Another major advancement in technology that most of America has benefited from is the cell phone. Cell phones have evolved immensely since 1983, both in design and function. This envolvement brought a whole new meaning to the term multitasking. Cell phones today can do any and everything from sending text messages, to emails, to uploading video and picture, and most importantly downloading applications for everything.
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