communications

email is a modern day telegram. the telegraph (far-write) existed in the world since 1792. then this italian guy came up with the telephone (far-voice) idea in 1844. it was just an idea at the time, and the concept of voice transmission was much more mysterious (and more expensive upon the actual invention) than the traditional transmission of words. what did these guys know about texting? my phone rang today. someone called me on the telephone to have a conversation! and it was not my mother! i could hardly believe it.