The Telegraph Breaks the Distance Barrier
The electric telegraph transformed communication by allowing messages to travel far faster than physical mail. News, business information and personal messages could cross great distances in minutes.
Telephone and Radio Follow
The telephone added the human voice, while radio eventually allowed information and entertainment to reach large audiences without wires. Each technology changed what people expected communication to be.
The Smartphone Era
Today a single device combines voice, text, photography, video and internet access. The technology is vastly different, but the goal remains familiar: making it easier to communicate across distance.
Sources & Rights
Library of Congress — https://guides.loc.gov/telecommunications-industry/history
Use: Telegraph, telephone and radio milestones in telecommunications history.
Library of Congress — https://www.loc.gov/collections/samuel-morse-papers/articles-and-essays/invention-of-the-telegraph/
Use: Samuel Morse and the development of electrical telegraphy.
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