• DocumentCode
    812008
  • Title

    The history of communications-from cave drawings to mail messages

  • Author

    Chakravarthi, Prakash

  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    4/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    30
  • Lastpage
    35
  • Abstract
    The considerations that shaped human communication over time are identified and used as a framework for discussing the early history of communication. The communication means examined include voice, drumbeat, horn and whistle, fire, and letters.<>
  • Keywords
    history; cave drawings; communications; drumbeat; fire; history; horn; letters; mail messages; voice; whistle; Communication standards; Costs; Electric breakdown; Environmental factors; History; Humans; Modems; Natural languages; Physiology; Postal services;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-8985
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/62.143196
  • Filename
    143196