Rhymes of History

Dr. David Thornburg discuss how what he describes as “Rhymes of History” in the way technology emerges in our society and the impact it has the ability to rekindle things from the past such as social networking. The vodcast can be viewed at http://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/crs/default.learn?CourseID=4433410&Survey=1&47=6047451&ClientNodeID=984645&coursenav=1&bhcp=1 .
Another example of a technology that rekindles something from the past is the fax machine. The fax machine encodes data and transmits it through the telephone. It also allows you to have a hard copy of what was transmitted. The first facsimile was patent in 1843. The first telegram was sent in 1844 allowing people to communicate miles apart. As the years progressed, newer innovations such as text messaging and emailing became other telecommunication tools we have come to rely on for the same purposes as the telegraph. Additional information can be found at the following sites:


http://www.history.com/topics/telegraph

http://www.history.com/topics/telegraph/videos#first-telegraph-message

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/kevin_kelly_on_the_next_5_000_days_of_the_web.html

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/fax.htm