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In the beginning, it was elementary sounds and gestures. As humans evolved, more sophisticated ways to view our world also evolved. The complex, varied routes to today's instant communications are graphically pictured here. Human hand, pigment blown through hollow bone on and around hand, c. 35,000+ B.C. The author of what will become the living and working history of human communication makes his mark. Frieze of the jumping cow with horses, Paleolithic cave art, Lascuax, France, c. 30,000-10,000 B.C. Three women, Paleolithic cave art, Valltorta Gorge, Spain, c. 20,000 B.C. Bison with hands, cave art, Altamira, Spain, c. 15,000-9,000 B.C. Last judgement, Egyptian Books of the Dead, painted papyrus, c. 1200 B.C. Sumerian statues, Abu Temple, Tell Asmar, c. 2700-2500 B.C. Runner messenger Blind harper, Tomb of Patenemhab, Saqqara, Egypt, c. 1552-1306, B.C. Granite head of King Sesostris III, Egyptian Middle Kingdom, c. 1878-1843 B.C. Cuneiform clay tablet, Akkadian script, c. 1400 B.C. Triple Spiral Symbol of Life Force, Newgrange, Ireland, c. 3000 B.C. Bull, wax seal, Mohenjo-Daro, India, c. 2600 B.C. Stone Images, Akivi, Easter Island, c. 300-1200 A.D. Waxed tablets laced into book, early Greek, c. 1100 B.C. Megalithic Sanctuary, (lunar computer), Stonehenge, England, c. 3000-1600 B.C. Illuminated manuscript, Cross page, Lindisfarne Gospels, Irish, c. 700 A.D. Horse and rider Bronze plaque, The Crucifixion, Athlone, Ireland c. 700 A.D. Coin, Melquart, God of Tyre, Cartenega, Spain. Colossal Olmec head, San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan, 2000 B.C. - 600 A.D. Labyrinth, birth, death and rebirth symbol, Minoan, Celtic, Hopi Indian. Marble sculpture of dying warrior, Greek, c. 490 B.C. I-Ching, symbol of union of opposites yin and yang. Smoke signals Sri Yantra, Symbol of cosmos at center is primordial seed, Tibetan Drummer, Balinese. Scribe with scroll Winged head of Hypnos, Greek, c. 300 B.C. Mayan symbol for sacred calendar matrix, 550 B.C. - 100 A.D. Stucco head from Palenque, Mexico, Mayan, c. 200 - 400 A.D. Kahuna Star, symbol of the seven deities surrounding creator, Hawaiian. Pottery figure of fire god priest in headdress, Veracruz, Mexico Sanskrit symbol for Om, Hinduism's divine principle. Chinese moveable type, "Diamond Sutra", first example of c. 868 A.D. Woodcut, earliest illustration of printing press, European, c. 1507. Carrier pigeon. Standing Buddha, sandstone, Mathura, India, c. 400 Four winds - Energy, symbol of the elements, Pueblo Indians. American Indian, open hand peace signal The bugle, used in Middle Ages for hunting and signaling. Chappe Semaphore Telegraph. An operator in each tower moved a crossbar and two large, jointed arms to spell out coded message, French, c. 1794. Daguerreotype, an early type of photograph printed on a metal plate. Six shutter optical telegraph. Six panels turned individually for a 64 value code, English, c. 1795. Pueblo pottery, symbol for life as a complete cycle, Mimbres Indians. Semaphore flags, signal flags between ships or ship and shore. Samuel F.B. Morse, developer of successful electric telegraphs, c. 1840, developer of Morse code. Earth station antenna. Traffic signal light and international traffic signs. Flags: Olympic; Red Cross; International Alphabet, numeral and repeater flags. Alexander Graham Bell and one of his first successful telephones, USA, c. 1876. Bell's first telephone, prior to 1876. 1928 desk telephone. Telephone switchboard operator, USA, c. 1930. Telephone pole and wires Thomas A. Edison and his first phonograph, USA, c. 1877 Microphone, c. 1930 Guglielmo Marconi and his wireless telegraph, Italian, c. 1895 Sine wave Teletype Symbols, planetary: Uranus, Neptune (medieval), Runic combination RH (higher self), modern transportation and service. Studio videotape machine, c. mid-1950's Television screen, news program telecast worldwide Studio television camera Fiber-optic communication, laser through glass strands, USA 1970. Braille, alphabet for blind Telstar, communication satellite between US and Europe, USA, 1962. Computer screens and operator Modern microwave antenna TV Broadcast Antenna Satellite, part of INTELSAT system reaching over 140 countries Pioneer 10 Plaque, (Communication with Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) launched in 1971, NASA Coded message sent into space from radio telescope at Arecibo, Puerto Rico, 1974. Space Shuttle, NASA, 1981. Planetary Probe, The Galileo, destination Jupiter, 1995, currently transmitting data from 23,000,000,000 miles. Relay satellite, serving stations in US, Europe, Japan (with relay) and Brazil, c. 1962. Planet Earth as seen from space. As the pace of change grows faster, one company stands at the frontier of electronic communication. That company is Harris. Copyright© 1990 Harris Corp.