The Evolution of Communication Technology Quiz

Long-Distance Communication Technologies

• In 1891, the invention of the telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication.
• The telegraph enabled faster message delivery than horses and riders.
• The technology that revolutionized news and information transmission in 1792 was the optical telegraph.
• The optical telegraph was the first technology invented for long-distance communication.
• Although the telegraph was invented in 1891, it was the optical telegraph that came first in 1792.
• Today, long-distance communication technologies that are still in use include the telegraph, among others.