The year I was born was the year that the “World Wide Web” began. Growing up in a very technological savvy society, it is hard to ever try and fathom what it would be like without our computer, television, and our phones. At some point in our lives, we have all had the classic flip phone that won’t hook up to the internet, the television that doesn’t have cable, and the computer that doesn’t have a web cam. But in fact, this is so much more than anyone could have ever imagined we would have back in 33 B.C. when the Sumerians were inventing their own inscriptions. The genealogy of communication has jumped leaps and bounds from where we started and is not quite imaginable in this day in age. This second lecture really opened up my eyes to the years and years of work that have gone into creating these complex devices that enable us to strive and achieve our goals each day. The question that was asked in today’s lecture was, if we are considered communication. I believe that the answer to that question is yes. We have invented, perfected, and used communication from the beginning of our time on Earth. We are communication through our words, body language, and script.
Bellis, M. The History of Communication, About.com: Inventors, viewed 5 August, 2011, http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl_history_of_communication.htm
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