|aCommunication long ago and today /|cby Lindsy O'Brien.
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|aNorth Mankato, Minnesota :|bCapstone Press, a Capstone imprint,|c2015.
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|a24 p. :|bill. (chiefly col.) ;|c21 x 21 cm.
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|aFirst facts. Long ago and today
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|aIncludes bibliographical references (page 23) and index.
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|aCommunication in our world -- Making a mark -- Words on a page -- Moving messages -- The rise of the telephone -- And the telegraph -- Philo's fancy -- Computers -- Communication in the future -- Timeline -- Amazing but true! -- Hands on: make an aluminum can telephone -- Glossary -- Read more -- Internet sites -- Critical thinking using the common core.
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|aWhat was communication like in the days of old? What were some of the biggest inventions that brought us to the digital age? Discover how communication has changed over hundreds of years and where it might be headed in the future.
Introduces the history of communication from cave paintings and hierogylphics through the development of printing to smartphones and discusses possible future developments.