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Evolution of Communication

Communication has evolved greatly over time, starting with cave paintings thousands of years ago. Various methods were used to convey messages over long distances, such as smoke signals, carrier pigeons, and flag semaphore. The telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication in the 1830s-1840s by allowing electrical transmission of text. Newer technologies further expanded communication, including the telephone, television, email, and social media, which now allow people all over the world to connect instantly.

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Evolution of Communication

Communication has evolved greatly over time, starting with cave paintings thousands of years ago. Various methods were used to convey messages over long distances, such as smoke signals, carrier pigeons, and flag semaphore. The telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication in the 1830s-1840s by allowing electrical transmission of text. Newer technologies further expanded communication, including the telephone, television, email, and social media, which now allow people all over the world to connect instantly.

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EVOLUTION OF

COMMUNICATION
TYPES OF COMMUNICATION
Verbal communication

Non-vebal communication
EVOLUTION OF
COMMUNICATION
 Communication has been an essential part of our lives since the
beginning. It develops understanding among people.
 The EVOLUTION of Communication is an ongoing process.
With the advancements of modern technology, communication
have been changing. Life would have been so hard without
Communication. Solving problems, writing, reading,
understanding, All of these would be impossible without
Communicating.
We have been using different communication methods. These
methods helped us deliver almost everything.
CAVE PAINTING
CAVE PAINTINGS
Cave paintings are the oldest methods of
Communicating. They were used to mark territories.
Major events were also recorded through these painting.
Symbolic as well as religious functions were shown in
these painting. Chauvet cave in France has the oldest
cave painting. That painting was made around 30,000
B.C. South Sulawesi, Indonesia, and Coliboaia Cave in
Romania has the earliest cave paintings.
SYMBOLS
SYMBOL
Different signs and symbols were used to
deliver massage. Rock carving (petroglyphs)
were introduced in 10.000 B.C.These rock
paintings drew pictures to convey stories. The
carving on the rock surface were also known as
Rock Art.
SMOKE SIGNAL
SMOKE SIGNALS
These signals were used to send messages.
Released smoke into the air. Smoke is depicted
as a message to
The Great wall China
This was first long distance communication.
750 km of Communication
PIGEON CARRIER
CARRIER PIGEONS
Pigeons are known well for their direction. They were
known to find their home, even after traveling long
distances.
People used to attach small letters to their necks,
hoping they would fly to the receiver. Pigeons were
also used by Ancient Romans to tell owners how their
entries had been placed. They carried essential
messages and helped in evolution of Communication.
PONY EXPRESS
PONY EXPRESS
The pony express was an American express
mail service that used relays of horse-mounted
riders. It operated from April 3, 1860, to
October 26, 1861, between Missouri and
California.it was operated by the central
overland california and pikes peak express
company.
SEMAPHORE FLAG
SEMAPHORE FLAG
Semaphore flag is a Semaphore system
conveying information at distance by means of
visual signals with hand-held flags, rods, disks,
or occasionally bare or gloved hands
TELEGRAPH
TELEGRAPH
The first electrical communication system to send text
messages was called telegraph. Sending lattters
required energy and patience to wait for reply.
Telegraph were introduced to send text messages more
quickly than written messages.
Developed in the 1830s and 1840s by Samuel Finley
Breese Morse/Samuel Morse and other inventors, the
telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication.
RADIO
RADIO
With the advent of Print Media, Radios were introduced after
that. Radios are a source of news as well as entertainment for
people. Wireless signals were studied and tested in detail.
The scientist practiced using Wireless power to share content.
They were once a very important medium of Communication.
In England, young italian exprimeter named Guglielmo
Giovanni Maria Marconi /Guglielmo Marconi had been hard
at work building for wireless telegraph.
TELEPHONE
TELEPHONE
The first telephone was introduced by
Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. Within 50
years of it’s invention, telephones became an
essential part of every household and and
office
TELEVISION
TELEVISION
Television are a great source of entertainment.
They are a mode of of indirect communication
to the larger audience.Many people in history
put in tremendous effort to introduce televisions
The early television displayed black and white
pictures after but with the advancements, colors
were added to the screen.
E-MAIL
E-MAIL
Microsoft business email is the most formal way of
could used in offices. John Vittal in 1975 developed
a software to support mails.
From that invention, many mailing platforms have
been created. E-mails are better for record-keeping
and cost-saving.
SOCIAL MEDIA
SOCIAL MEDIA
People share their life events on social media. Social
media platforms help people share pictures, videos
and almost everything on Internet.
It is the latest mode of communication in digital
world. Smart phone have made this more
convenient. Social media apps can be downloaded
into smart phones.

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