Communications Timeline

One group did a fantastic job talking about prior technology especially dealing with the

communications realm.

The printing press is the father of all modern technology such as writing books, newspaper,

tweets, and so on. The printing press was invented by  Johannes Gutenburg around 1440 in

Mainz, Germany. The Gutenberg Bible was the first book ever printed. This makes it the rarest book in

the world. Such bibles are located at the Library of Congress, The New York City Public Library, and in

Germany. 

The first computer for personal use was the MITS Altair computer, and it was $700.

This was the first computer for households. To search the web, it took almost a day to get the

information needed. Then, the Apple 1 was created and allowed for people to have all of the tools

needed in one instead of having to buy the parts separately. 

The first emoticon was invented by Dr. Scott Fulham. The emoticon was created with the type

but actual emojis are created with images. Back then, there were only two types of emoticons, and

that was the smiley face and the sad face.  Dr. Scott Fulham believed that if you were happy you sent

the :) and if you were sad you sent :(. 

I had a great time learning about the printing press, the first computer, and the emoji. I learned

something new and it was great information.