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Show cz The Salt Lake Tribune HOME & FAMILY Friday, Septemb Especially for and Th 26, 1997 their The Mini Page Book of States is packed with helpful information on ev capitals, birds, flowers, trees, industry and crops, geographical and historical facts, and more. To order, send check or moneyorderfor $4.95 50 postage and handling per copy, payable to Andrews and McMeel, P.O. Box 419242, Kansas City, Mo. 64141 Go dotto dot Me andcolor. Vv &, Eee OS 5 1997by Universal Press Syndicate By BETTY DEBNAM ‘rom The Mii Page by Baty Oebram © 1997 Universal Press Sypaiate Part Two: After Electricity A Communications History Thisis the second in a Pony Express Telegraph two-part series about Trans-Atlantic cable 1837 the history of communication.It covers the highlights OUR SERVICE ENDED WHEN A TELEGRAPH LINE WERT THROUGH TO CALIFORNIA. used to send our messages. Whenyou put the twoissues together, youwill have a aee : timeline from the Stone| Ageto the Space Age. Samuel Morse developed the Morse Typewriter 1867 > and the first really mail service lasted only about 18 months. Telephone 1876 NOW WE CAN WRITE MUCH FASTER. om The Pony Express ful electric telegraph ble broughtfast communication ross theocean. Phonograph 1877 Linotype 1884 MR. WATSON, | WANT YOU TO COME HERE. ‘wom The Mani Page by Baty Oxbrem © 1987 Universal Press Syriicase after electricity was Irom The Mini Page by Baty Debnam 1987 UniveralPeasSyndicat] | The keyboardlayout ofthefirst ham Bell, a teacher of the deaf. invented the practical typewriter was the » as the oneused today. telephone. Wireless telegraph Voice ontheair 1906 > Gus Goodsport’s report The first practical phonograph was invented byThomas Edison. The Linotype, a machine that sets type mechanically, was patented, Vacuum tubes 1907 First practical TV 1929 THIS I$ EASIER THAN DOTS AND DASHES. a DiscovERY LED To RADIO. THE FIRST) Ud THIS INVENTION WAS THE BASIS FOR THE RADIO) AND LATER THE TV AND COMPUTER. PROGRAM WAS AN ENGLISH BBC BROADCAST IN 1936, Attachingatelephonereceiverto Vacuum tubes were usedto voices to be carried overradio. TVandthefirst computers. a wirelesstelegraph enabled ZR orth te Spy winie and te easier pre-reader 1, Draw apicture assignments first, Ask thechildrento do the of yourself communicating fol Tape recording | : 1930s cal order. 6 Laok throughyour newspaper for ads for ways to communicate i Tr Th MlPegs By Baty Gubvon TnUorail Prove SyodTy BASSNN/ aa \NENR0'> HISTORY OF TRY 'N pro ov yor" FIND 4) COMMUNICATIONS Words about the history of communications are hidden in the block below. Some wordsare hidden backward ordiagonally, COMMUNICATION, AIR, ELECTRICITY, MESSAGES, HISTORY, SPACE, MORSE, CODE, CABLE, BELL, EDISON, MACHINE, VOICE, RADIO, TUBES YUCANUSEAS. AKSEGASSEMCODEA WineerLainey BLBKYTICIRTCELE HCCOMMUNICATION | EEVCMCLSXGMLRM SDTFOANBDPPQRAO TIA Us@ WB FE NIA ZU OUR OSHIBGCLQLBCJ!18S ROITREVEECLKEOE YNJVJWSFENIHCAM \ as later replaced many records f In World WarII, radar tracked 5 s It ledto the 1950s ame @ a) J AMES, WE'LL PAY FOR THE SERVICE, hookedupsets to cables attached Lasers 1960 PintaERCUIeAUE OF SILICON CAN CONTROL Mini Spy... <@ * ruler | * banana | * letter L * cardinal * sailboat * ear of corn * carrot * moffin * question mark * letter A * heart * letter E +s STRAIGHTER THAN SUN OR FLECTRIC BEAMS. OUR COPYING nee1sCOPIES oF THIS REPORT. Xerox Corp. developed a practical copying machine. Fiber optics 1970 FIBERS LIKE THESE Telstar satellite 1962 LvVE IT'S A GIANT BALLOON WITH AN ALUMINUM SURFACE, Gi) FROM THE W.$, 1 FRANCE. 4 KEEP LASER BEAMS LOCKED INSIDE TO GIVE BETTER RECEPTION. a Hac, THE EARTH AND HAVE THE EFFECT OF STANDING STILL. EarlyBird was thefirst commercial satellite to regularly Echo I was the first radio signals to Earth stations. HOORAY! NOW ae R|) Satellites 1960 communications satellite to relay Labs workedbetter and used less powerthanbulky vacuumtubes. The tinychip with thousandsof circuits made communication speedy andcheap. toantennas. Transistors inventedby Bell Copying machines 1960 LASER BEAMS ARE MUCH MANYELECTRIC CURRENTS. MMM! sa'a'e's Cable TV began whenviewers ‘Thefirst fully electronicdigital computerused 18,000 vacuum tubes andfilled a hugeroom. e Cable TV Trom The Min Page by Dey Debnom 199) Univereal Prove Bynaicae Mini Spy andherfriendsareusingacell phoneintheircar. See if you canfind: = book A TRANSITOR SWITCHES AND CONTROLS’ ELECTRONIC CURRENTS. DIGITAL COMPUTERS \ —_ aA \ as \ } | > neways you communicate withpeopleyouknow? (For example, by i ph e-mail.) Which of the inventionslisted in this issuedo you think is most important? Why? E 5, Cut apart ite squares in this issue. Mix themup, then place themin i See if you canfind: INSTRUMENT USED 10 LOCATE OBJECTS " another 7 copy of fhthis issue. Cut > apart the ! squares intheh timeline of one 3 Mix them up, thenfind the matching squares in theother issue. i 3 Find thefollowingpicturesin ths is ue’ womanlooking at a radar sereen, a satellite, a mannding a horse 4. Dise following: How has the way we communicatechanged over the years? What are some ways you think wewill communicatein thefuture? What 1946 RADAR IS AN FROM RECORDSTO TAPES, Transistors invented 1947 Computer 1925 ne of the methods discussed $ isue, ay Aue Radar developed WE'RE CHANGING womantalking into a microphone, a copy machine, a boy typing onatypewriter, a 2 chrot stem. A Communications History (cont.) 1996 by Universal Press Synccate 3 For use by teachers andparents at homeandat school. Foruse with issue: A Communications History (Part II) Main idea: T r ‘sue is about thehistory of communications. The al e listed inorder dif allbroadcasting started. Height: 6-2 Birthdate: 8-25-66 Weight: 210 College: Louisiana State Chicago White Sox outfielder Albert Belle is in hisfirst year with the team. Before this yearheplayed with the Cleveland Indians. Last year Albert led the American League in runsbatted in (148). It was the third time in his career he has had the most in the . league. In 1995hetiedfor the lead with 126, andin 1993heled with 129.In 1995 healsoled the league with 121 runsscored, 52 doubles and 50 homeruns. His 242 homerunswhile heplayed for the Cleveland Indians are a team record. Albert was born in Shreveport, La., and nowlives in Euclid, Ohio. He played baseball in college. EF ‘Wom The MiniPage by Bety Debnam 1987 UniversalPress Syndicate iThé Mini 2Pages: Tezcher's 5 past Guide ‘ imir Zworykin developed the control electric signals in radio. Supersport: Albert Belle relay TVand phonecalls between the US. and Europe ‘Telstar was thefi relay live TVacro Cassette videotape recorders — 1970s Faxes 1975 1970s WHAT TIME WOULD You LIKE TO SEE THE MOVIE? Cell phones 1980s arry or plasticfibers were used laser signals a great distance. Public use of Internet — 1984 FAXES LET PEOPLE GET DOCUMENTS OVER PHONE LINES, Cassette videotape recorders Computers get smaller, cheaper enabled TVviewers to tape programs = a and more“friendly,” or easier to Cellular phones enablepeople to use, makecalls from anywhere. t z ¥ ‘The Internet links computers so people all overthe world can shareinformation x |