THE NEW TECHNOLOGY
Human beings have communicated from the beginning of time Communication probably began with grunts, gestures and expressions. The origins of speaking and writing are unknown but signs and symbols were added very early in the time line of human development.
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Evan in the early times people kept records. The Egyptians developed a picture language called hieroglyphics; at the same time the Sumarians were writing on clay tablets with a system that used wedge-shaped signs. The Semites were the first to devise an alphabet, around 1500 B.C., and the Assyrians and Babylonians established libraries around 600 B.C.,
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In early societies writing was taught only to scribes and priests. It was such a laborious and time-consuming process that only a privileged few were allowed to learn to write. Even after the development of the pen and quill, writing was such a chore that few people ever saw a book, let alone owned one. Just imagine how long it would take you to copy by hand the pages of this textbook!