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15th century, johannes gutenberg, the printing press, the gutenberg bible, movable type, communication inventions

In the 15th century, Johannes Gutenberg revolutionized communications with his development of the printing press and creation of the Gutenberg Bible, the first book printed with movable type.

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1844, samuel morse, telegraph, washtington d.c., baltimore, maryland, morse telegraph machine, communication inventions

On May 24, 1844, Samuel Morse sent his first successful long-distance telegraph message from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore, Maryland.

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morse code, dots and dashes, beeping sounds, telegraph machine, communication inventions

Morse Code assigned letters and numbers a set of dots and dashes that appeared as marks on paper when transmitted over the telegraph system, and were then translated into English. Soon, however, the paper was replaced by a receiver that created more pronounced beeping sounds.

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1876, alexander graham bell, patent, the telephone, communication inventions

In 1876, after years of experimenting with sound devices, Alexander Graham Bell was issued the first patent for the telephone.

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alexander graham bell, the first long distance telephone call, 1892, chicago, new york, the telephone, communication inventions

Alexander Graham Bell made the first long-distance telephone call in 1892, reaching Chicago from New York.

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1877, thomas edison, the phonograph, recording sounds, reproducing sounds, communication inventions

In 1877, Thomas Alva Edison introduced the phonograph, the first machine capable of recording and reproducing sounds.

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edison's phonograph, the gramophone, recorded sounds, records, mass production, communication inventions, portable gramophone

One of the earliest improvements to Edison’s phonograph was the Gramophone, which recorded sounds on records instead of cylinders, allowing for mass production of recorded materials.

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marconi's radio receiver, guglielmo marconi, 1901, transatlantic radio transmissions, communication inventions

A receiver used by Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937) in 1901 to pick up the first transatlantic radio transmissions.

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camera obscura, 11th century, camera, communication inventions

The camera obscura dates back to the 11th century and was one of the precursors to our modern-day camera.

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1890s, auguste lumiere, louis lumiere, motion picture technology, the cinematographe, lumiere camera, communication inventions

In the 1890s, French brothers Auguste and Louis Lumiere made great advances in motion picture technology, including the cinematographe, a three-in-one device that could record, develop and project motion pictures.

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1920s, cinemascope, filmmaking process, television market, wide screen films, 1950s, communication inventions, Henri Chretien

Originally developed in the 1920s, CinemaScope was the first filmmaking process to allow for the shooting and projection of wide-screen films without distortion. It became widespread in the 1950s, when filmmakers began using it to draw audiences away from the booming television market.

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1950s, 3-d films, 3-d technology, 1890s, communication inventions

Though rudimentary 3-D technology has existed since the 1890s, these films didn’t gain widespread use until the 1950s and have seen a resurgence of popularity in recent years.

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