EARLY COMMUNICATION : COMPARISM

EARLY COMMUNCATION MODERN COMMUNICATION

Symbols Internet , cell phones , fax machines and pager
-The imperfection of speech , which -All these technology rely on lasers and fiber
nonetheless allowed easier dissemination of optics .
ideas and stimulated inventions , eventually -The principle behind a laser lies embedded in
resulted in the creation of new forms of the heart of quantum mechanics .
communication , improving both the range at
which people could communicate and the
longevity of the information .
Cave Paintings
-The oldest known symbols created with the
purpose of communication through time are
the cave painting , a form of rock art .
-Homo sapien’s first attempts at passing
information through time took the form of
painting .
Petroglyphs
-Carving into a rock surface .
Pictograms
-A symbol representing a concept , object ,
activity , place or event by illustration .
-A form of proto-writing whereby ideas are
transmitted through drawing.
Ideograms
-Evolution of pictograms into ideograms ,
graphical symbols that represent an idea .