Communication in the past, present and future

Over time, the means of communication has changed according to the times, people’s living situations and advancements in technology. As the population grow people needed to send longer messages as well as sending them further in distance. 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.”

  

 In the late 1700′s and early 1800′s the first telegraph was invented. The first telegraph was invented by Claude Chappe in 1794, this telegraph was not electric. Within a decade, more than 20 thousand miles of telegraph cables had crossed the country. The telegraph made it possible for other forms of rapid communication. The telegraph truly changed the world because before telegraphs, the country was very isolated from other regions of the world.

   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.

 

Whether it is a smart phone or android phone people want it to operate at a faster pace, because communication in today’s society plays a major role in the public and private sphere. Nowadays communication globally is at the tip of your fingers, literally. There are a lot of different forms of technology that has made this possible from Ipads, to Kindles, to the blackberry playbooks and many more. Tablets, and wireless Internet has allowed many countries to communicate instantaneously with the use of emails, text messaging, instant messages, and video chat. Modern day technology keeps communication constant; it allows people to express themselves with a click of a button.

Future technology should be more compatible with people’s needs; tablets should be lite and slick, interactive, and portable. Users should be able to explore endless possibilities from writing word documents to creating and designing websites. Future tablets should be able to bend, fold, and roll while giving the user the experience of reading a book or a magazine.  Prospective tablets should allow users to browse the web, take pictures, upload, and watch videos. Upcoming tablets should not take away people interacting with each other but it should enhance people’s interaction globally. Upcoming tables should translate different languages making it easy for users to communicate internationally.