Communication
Communication
The way we communicate has largely been influenced by the development of technology over time. In my grandparents’ era, communication depended mainly on handwritten letters or printed documents using typewriters. Although we still use what some call “snail mail” today, modern smartphones and the internet have made communication much more efficient than ever before.
In the United States, there were...
million cell phones in 1910
Source: Elon University
1892
The first rotary phone was installed in Indiana
Source: Interesting Engineering
1980
The first "mobile" phone was developed
Source: Nextiva
1996
The first flip phones were released and soon became widely used
Source: Nokia
2020
Today, we use smartphones to communicate and entertain ourselves
1946
Stromberg Carlson developed this crank phone with updated electronics
Source: Telephone Collecting
1983
Motorola released the first brick phone
Source: New Atlas
2005
Landlines reached their peak usage, with 16 phones for every 100 people
Source: It Still Works
Written Communication
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