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History |
A Brief
History of Electronic Media |
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| 1774 | Lesage builds first electric telegraph (friction driven). | |
| 1792 | First telegraphic signalling device invented. | |
| 1820 | Oersted demonstrates principles of first truly electronic telegraph. | |
| 1831 | Invention of Morse Code. | |
| 1837 | Daguerre invents photography. First patent granted for electric telegraph. |
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| 1844 | First major electronic telegraph link (between Washington and Baltimore) established in USA. | |
| 1848 | Associated Press News Agency (USA) founded. | |
| 1851 | Reuters New Agency (UK) founded. | |
| 1863 | UK Telegraph Act passed - the basis for all future State regulation of broadcasting. | |
| 1868 | Nationalization of all broadcasting in UK. | |
| 1881 | First transmission of still pictures. | |
| 1899 | Marconi sends wireless message from UK to France. | |
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