1.) Explain How the Invention of the Telegraph Revolutionized Communication and Set in Motion the Development of the Mass Media.

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The invention of the telegraph has revolutionized communication and was the sparked a new way to communicate. Because of the telegraph it provided a starting point for our communication devices we have today; just how classical music has given us rock and roll; or even how the steam engine has given us electrical cars. The telegraph allowed us to deliver and receive news in a timely manner, this allowed people to communicate across countries and oceans. Locations were no longer disconnected from each other. Distance from each other didn’t seem that far away. As Dominick stated “It was the first device that made possible instantaneous point-to-point communications at huge distances.” (pg. 59) This helped us in many ways. In the military, officers can now communicate to their soldiers in a more organized and reliable way than just by foot soldiers or pigeons. Political news was easier to spread throughout the country. This new device no longer made distance or time a factor to communicate with others. As people, we no longer felt disconnected from each other because of the distance. But because only a few people could receive the messages it wasn’t that personal once we received a message. This sparked us to continuously improve this device better and faster. With the telegraph came the telephone. No longer was it impossible to have individual talks with our loved ones. We can now communicate with others from the comfort of our homes. This also led to the problems of telephone lines. With the idea of talking with each other we needed the lines to be installed along the country and even the ocean. These inventions gave chemistry room to advance in as well. For example, the invention of the camera was now a way for us to capture an image in real time. No longer did you have to wait hours after a painting of a portrait, you could just wait minutes.

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