Communication:

What is communication?

Communication is the process of sending and receiving messages verbal or

nonverbal means, including speech, or oral communication; writing and graphical
representations (such as infographics, maps, and charts); and signs, signals, and
behavior. More simply, communication is said to be "the creation and exchange of
meaning."

Also, there must be a common language known by both the sender, and the
receiver, to transfer information successfully.

All creatures on earth have developed means in which to convey their emotions
and thoughts to one another. However, it's the ability of humans to use words and
language to transfer specific meanings that sets them apart from the animal
kingdom.

History of communication:

Since its creation, man has been able to communicate in many ways, using
different tools and systems through which the objective of communicating and
transmitting thoughts and ideas has been achieved, these are some of them:

Morse Code: (1830 BCE)

Morse code, also known as Morse alphabet or Morse key, is a system for
representing letters and numbers by means of intermittently emitted signals.

Carrier Pigeon: (1620 BCE)

Pigeons were effective as messengers due to their natural homing abilities. The
pigeons were transported to a destination in cages, where they would be attached
with messages, then naturally the pigeon would fly back to its home where the
owner could read their mail.

Smoke signals: (150 BCE)

The smoke signal is one of the oldest forms of long-distance communication. It is a

form of visual communication used over long distance. In general smoke signals
are used to transmit news, signal danger, or gather people to a common area.

Wireless Radio: (1924)

Radio (understood as radiophony or radio broadcasting, terms that are not strictly
synonymous) is a means of communication based on the sending of audio signals
via radio waves, although the term is also used for other forms of remote audio
transmission such as Internet radio.

Fax: (1934)

Fax (short for facsimile), sometimes called telecopying or telefax (the latter short
for telefacsimile), is the telephonic transmission of scanned printed material (both
text and images), normally to a telephone number connected to a printer or other
output device.

Mobile Telephone: (1973)

A handheld mobile radio telephone service was envisioned in the early stages of
radio engineering. In 1917, Finnish inventor Eric Tigerstedt filed a patent for a
"pocket-size folding telephone with a very thin carbon microphone". Early
predecessors of cellular phones included analog radio communications from ships
and trains.
Internet: (1982)

The Internet (or, also, the Internet) is a decentralized set of interconnected

communication networks using the TCP/IP family of protocols, which ensures that
the heterogeneous physical networks that comprise it form a single logical network
with worldwide reach. Its origins date back to 1969, when the first computer
connection, known as ARPANET, was established between three universities in
California (USA).

Email: (1996)

Electronic mail (email or e-mail) is a method of exchanging messages between

people using electronics. Email first entered substantial use in the 1960s and by the
mid-1970s had taken the form now recognized as email. Email operates across
computer networks, which today is primarily the Internet.

Smartphone: (2010)

A smartphone is a handheld personal computer with a mobile operating system and

an integrated mobile broadband cellular network connection for voice, SMS, and
Internet data communication; most if not all smartphones also support Wi-Fi.
Smartphones are typically pocket-sized, as opposed to tablets, which are much
larger than a pocket.

Conclusion:

We cannot deny the fact that communication is an essential core system of our
lives. We understand and percept the world through communication. Life would
feel incomplete without interacting with others. The older methods of
communication were, smoke signals, morse codes, carrier pigeons, etc. The latest
and modern ways are more convenient and efficient. For example, Internet, E-
mails, smartphones, etc. Evolution of communication technology has made
progress over thousands of years. This evolution will continue to grow so with the
changing world.

Biography:

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