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Thursday, May 22, 2014

The History Of Telecommunications Tulsa OK

By Marci Glover


Before the industrial revolution, the only form of communication could only happen when the communicators were physically close to each other. In order for people to communicate over longer distances, they used traditional methods such as the drum beating and smoke. Telecommunications Tulsa OK started to emerge in the early 1840s which came along with new and better ways of transmitting messages between individuals.

The new methods of communication that were invented were telephony, telegraphy as well as electronic mails among others. This involved transmission of electric signals through metallic cables over long distances. These cables were first laid to link the USA and the Great Britain passing through sea beds. These new methods were revolutionary in nature since they changed the communication industry completely in the entire globe at that time.

The reason behind a communication system linking the USA and The Great Britain was to facilitate easy and quick communication between the president of the USA and the queen of England at the time was President James Buchanan and Queen Victoria. Communication between the two leaders was deemed very vital and thus a quick link between them had to be put in place.

These cables did not work as expected and could not be depended upon to offer reliable communication. This was a huge setback and loss considering the huge amounts invested. This called for more efforts to ensure a dependable channel of communication was set up. The two countries remained committed to the course, and the breakthrough was made in 1956 when the first telephone line linking the USA to The great Britain was successfully put in place.

A rather interesting form of communication invented by a French man known as Claude Chappe was designed to transmit messages from one place to another rapidly in the year 1792. The system involved setting up of a number of towers that were six miles apart. Operators located on top of these towers would receive a message and transmit it to the next tower. The transmission of messages was mainly through use of semaphores. The system lasted only up to 1880 when it was rendered obsolete by the now powerful telegraph system.

Electrical wire based telegraphy was first implemented on a large scale in the year 1839 which replaced the previous electromagnetic telegraphy that was less efficient. The new system was designed and implemented by Sir William Fothergil Sir together with Charles Wheatstone.

By now, the rapid changes had set the communication industry on a favorable path that would later lead it to its extraordinary growth. As the 20th century set in, wireless method of communication was discovered which went a long way in ensuring that people from far apart geographical locations could still communicate without laying copper cables between them which was not only costly, but tedious.

The present day communication system has evidently undergone a huge evolution to get to its current state. The present day system has reduced the world into a global village where communication is quick, efficient safe and cheap. This was made possible by the hard work and dedication of early days scientist who provided a basis for extensive research and further development of communication systems.




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