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Communication
Social Studies 10, Unit #8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What became extremely popular in Canada? | Telephones |
| How many telephone users were their in 1901? | 30,000 (more per capita then anywhere else in the world). |
| What were the two main things telephone operators struggled with? | Long hours and heavy headsets. |
| When was the first wireless telegraph received in Canada? | 1901 |
| Who received the first telegraph? | Guglielmo Marconi |
| Who transmitted the first radio broadcast? | Frederick Fessenden |
| When was the first radio broadcast, and what was it of? | 1907, of music and voice. |
| What happened with radios in 1913? | They were used in shipping. |
| What did radios do for the Titanic? | Helped safe lives. |
| What was introduced in 1896 for the first time? | Moving pictures. |