Chapter
Communications Revolution
Telegraph, telephone, and broadcasting.
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The Telegraph
1837 CEElectrical communication system transmitting coded messages across wires that created instant long-distance communication
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The Telephone
1876 CEVoice communication system that enabled real-time conversation across distances, transforming business and social life
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Radio and Television
1895 CEWireless broadcast technologies that created mass media, transforming entertainment, news, and politics
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