EOTO: The Radio [#7]

 The Radio

    

    The radio has a history spanning back over a hundred years with the invention of the telegram in 1896, by Samuel Morse. This was the first and the start to sending electronic signals across vast and long distances. In 1901, there was the first true test of the telegram with them sending a signal across the Atlantic, thousands of miles in distance, that only took a few minutes to arrive. Fun fact, the first signal they sent was the letter "s" in Morse code.  

    Jumping forward to 1916, this was when radio tuners were invented and sparked FM/AM stations. Turners, like the ones we still see in many cars today, help switch radio stations to offer more channels to broadcast. No one really took advantage of this technology until 1920, in which the first radio station sprung up.

    The technology stayed pretty much static the next few decades, until 1961. In 1961, the stereophonic radio was invented in which this is the modern radio we still use today. Many speakers and other sound devices, such as headphones, use this technology to transmit sounds from one place to another.

    

    The radio was an important and revolutionary piece of technology because in WWI, it allowed ships to communicate with the land base and each other. It continued to be used as a war time technology to spread news and orders across the globe. It was an important staple in every household as families and friends gathered around the radio to listen to music, news, and plays. The radio brought the country together, like it never has before.