Week 3- Tutespark

Today's society may be extremely advanced but this was not always the case. In relation to the tutespark this week, we were asked to find three non-digital communication technologies and they were certainly harder to find than what I anticipated. I did, however, manage to find three, the first being the AM radio.

The Noble prize winning invention of Guglielmo Marconi, the radio telegraph system, began it's first experimental broadcast on Christmas Eve of 1906 by a Canadian experimenter Reginald Fessenden. This influential piece of technology allowed for the communication of world news to the public, communication during war, live music, many other forms of entertainment and it also gave voice to those who lacked it. It has now transformed into the world of digital radio.

The second form of non digital communication technology I came across is one even older than the AM radio. Morse code is a method of transmitting textual information by means of clicks, lights etc. that is understood by a skilled listener. Made up of 'dots' and 'dashes', morse code was another extremely appreciated form of communication and is still used in some cases today such as war and even by those with extreme cases of disabilities.

The third non digital communication device I found was, of course, the landline telephone. The one hundren and forty year old device that transmits information through radio waves, is definately one of the more recognised forms of non digital communication device and while it has been somewhat replaced by mobile phones, it is still one of the most frequently used communication devices in today's society.

While non communication devices have been somewhat replaced by more advanced technologies, they have built the path for the technologies we consider so important today.