Communication

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Communication Information Technology

• Juliet Fox

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Preview of Todays Events

• Chapter 3 A History of Communication
  Technology.

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Chapter 3

• 100,000 miles of Post______ roads were
  constructed in 1830s.
• Samuel F.B. _____ invented the telegraph device
  along with a simple code.
• The first mechanized __________ press was
  perfected and commercialized in the 1850s.
• A transatlantic _________ cable deployment was
  successful (1860).
• Alexander Grahm Bell offered to sell
  his___________ patents to Western Union for
  100,000. Western Union responded by _________.
• In 1880, 140,000 Americans subscribed to
  ___________ service.
• Marconi bridged the English Channel with wireless
  ____________.
• The (Two words) was invented by Sir John Fleming.
• Dr. Lee de Forest developed the audion amplifier,
  which was later replaced by the_____________.
• 10 Dr. Robert H. Goddard is considered the father
  of modern _______.

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Question1 100,000 miles of Post______ roads
were constructed.

• Office
• 1830s
• Highlight
• Germany erected a telegraph network spanning 8000
  ft.
• pinhole camera

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Question2 Samuel F.B. _____ invented the
telegraph device along with a simple code.

• Morse
• 1840s
• Highlight
• The New York Sun boasted a daily subscription of
  40,000 copies.

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Question3The first mechanized __________ press
was perfected and commercialized in the 1850s.

• Lithograph Press
• 1850s
• Highlight
• L. Scott defined the phonautograph, one of the
  first sound recording devices.

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Question4 A transatlantic ____________ cable
deployment was successful.

• telegraph
• 1860s
• Highlight
• A mathematician, George Boole, created Boolean
  Algebra, used in electronic circuits.

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Question5 Alexander Grahm Bell offered to sell
his___________ patents to Western Union for
100,000. Western Union responded by _________.

• Telephone turning Bell down.
• 1870s
• Highlight
• Bulluck and Hoe created an automatic folding
  device to work with rotary printing presses.

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Question6 In 1880, 140,000 Americans
subscribed to ___________ service.

• Telephone
• 1880s
• Highlights
• Hand held cameras were first introduced Kodak
  Model 1
• Long distance phone service New York to Chicago

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Question7 Marconi bridged the English Channel
with wireless ____________.

• Telegraphy
• 1890s
• Highlight
• Thomas Edison invented the first Edison Effect
  light bulb.

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Question8 The (Two words) was invented by Sir
John Fleming.

• Electron Tube
• 1900s
• Highlight
• A federal telegraph system was established from
  San Francisco to Honolulu via wireless radio

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Question9 Dr. Lee de Forest developed the
audion amplifier, which was later replaced by
the_________________.

• vacuum tube
• 1910s
• Highlight
• Step-by-step telephone switching systems were
  introduced in local central offices.

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Question10 Dr. Robert H. Goddard is considered
the father of modern _______.

• Rocketry
• 1920s
• Highlight
• Talkies, or early motion pictures with
  synchronized sound, were introduced

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Question11 The U.S. Congress passed the
________ Act of 1934.

• Communications Act
• 1930s
• Highlight
• Regular TV Broadcasting service began in Germany
  using a 120 scan line system.

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Other Historic Highlights...

• 1940s
• TV Broadcasting begins in the USA and Great
  Britain.
• 1950s
• Bell Laboratories invent the transistor.
• 1960s
• AT T launched the Telestar satellite.
• 1970s
• 93 million TVs in US, personal computers...
• 1980s
• AT T broke up.
• 1990s (WWW)

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Wrap-Up

• What is making history in communications
  information technology?
• What is the next great invention? What will the
  consequences be?
• A paragraph from the team by email (9/27)

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Planning for the Week

• APA WWW due by Noon on Friday 24th
• Schedule hold team meeting-Next Week...
• Lecture
• Chapter 4 Communication Trends
• Lab
• Drawing Power Point