This Timeline Shows How Human Communication Developed

Humans are a social species defined by our sophisticated ability to communicate with each other. Since the dawn of humankind, we have worked on perfecting communication, inventing incredible technology to help us better understand each other and find novel ways to connect with others. There are so many pivotal inventions between our first hand-painted communications on cave walls and today’s 5G phones. The team at Ooma showed us how got from point A to point B with this fully illustrated infographic showing us humanity’s most pivotal communication technology.

The Ultimate Timeline of Communication Technology

Here are a few of the highlights from the timeline that changed the communication landscape:

  • The telephone – after human speech and alphabets perfected our ability to communicate our thoughts, the phone gave us the ability to communicate with more people than ever before.
  • The mobile phone – the phone was further perfected when we had the ability to speak to anyone, anytime, no longer tethered to landlines.
  • The Internet – if the phone was game-changing, the Internet was world-changing. Not only does the Internet allow us to chat with each other quickly and easily via e-mail and social media, but it made human knowledge and learning more accessible than any technology that ever came before.

Following this timeline paints a picture of the ways these technologies have defined humanity and impacted our society. There’s no doubt that so many of these technologies completely changed our society. Was it for better or worse? History will be the judge.

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Tucker loves anything that has to do with nerd culture, especially when it comes to video games and bad TV shows. Not only does he love the nostalgia of it all, but he’s found that he especially loves interacting with those online who share the same passion for nerd stuff that he does. Outside of writing for PixlParade, Tucker enjoys living in Charlotte, North Carolina with his dog Finnley, a feisty chihuahua with no chill. In addition to writing content, Tucker is also one of the talented graphic designers that help bring our Geek Viz content to life.

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