HISTORY OF INFORMATION

TRANSFERRING

CS391
Jiaci Yan

INTRODUCTION
Ancient people used original methods like manpower, horse, pigeo
n and signal fire to transfer information.

Then, people used mailing, printing, telegraph, telephone and radio

s.

Today, people use internet, electromagnetic wave and light wave to

transfer information.

ANCIENT TIMES
People used animals to transfer information to ensure efficiency.
Pigeons are the one people trusted.
Pigeons can use the geomagnetic field to navigate.
Have a very good sense of smelling, and very good memory.

THEN
Telegraph and telephone made information transferring more conve
nient.

Made it possible to transfer more information at one time.

Allowed people to communicate each other in long distance.
Radio was created based on the electromagnetic wave.
People could hear news to know the world better.

TODAY
People use satellite to receive and send information.
Fast, no limit, long distance, massive coverage, flexible.
Fiber optics are created based on light wave.
It is the major way todays people connect to the world.

THANK YOU