Humans are unique because of our sophisticated ability to communicate with one another. What we’re doing right now is a perfect example. Chartistry is showing you the timeline created by the Ooma team who used data from universities and libraries to create a visual representation of changing communications technology. They communicate it to us through pictures and words expressed through pixels, brought to us all by the connective power of the Internet, allowing you to learn something new in a matter of minutes. That alone is an impressive feat of communication! So, how did such a complex system of communication become commonplace? Well, this timeline shows us. A series of pivotal inventions and developments brought us from the first cave paintings to the 5g phone in your pocket.

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The timeline starts in 100,000 BC and takes us all the way to present day, highlighting the most important communications technology with an image of each development, a description of why it made an impact, and the date it emerged. Along this long, winding path, we find inventions like the printing press. This creation allowed the written word to spread further and inspired more humans to learn to read. The telegram emerged centuries later inspiring the revolutionary first telephone in 1876.

After the telephone, radio waves opened all new avenues of communication by ushering in the age of radio broadcast and television, allowing humans to keep up with news all over the world. This concept was, of course, perfected by the Internet connecting humans on a global scale. This timeline highlights how deeply humans are driven to connect with each other.

When it comes to automobile safety recalls, the manufacturers with the highest recall counts are most often those that have had recurring issues spanning multiple years. This chart created by Automotive Touchup highlights the auto manufacturers that have issued the most safety recalls in recent years.

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As stated in data released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Ford Motor Company has had the highest number of recalls since 2010 with a count of 545 total. Many of these recalls had to do with Ford’s airbags, electrical systems, fuel systems, powertrains, and other components.

Not far behind Ford Motor Company is Forest River with a total of 527 recalls since 2010. Forest River is the largest manufacturer in the United States for recreational vehicles and trailers. The size and complexity of an RV means there are more areas throughout the vehicle where issues could arise. Therefore, Forest River’s vehicles are more susceptible to errors that could require safety recalls than traditional automobiles.

Chrysler, also known as Stellantis since a merger with brands like Dodge and Jeep in 2021, has had 514 recalls since 2010. As one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the United States, their number of recalls is nearly proportionate to their share of the U.S. automobile market. Daimler Trucks North America ranks fourth with 465 safety recalls, mostly due to the steering and electrical systems in their trucks.

Despite being the largest automaker in the United States and seeing increased sales in recent years, General Motors comes in only fifth place. Hopefully, they will continue this drop in the number of safety recalls of their vehicles in upcoming years.

The history of Hollywood is rife with cutthroat business moves behind the glitz and glamor of what we see on camera. The team at Wyoming LLC Attorney made that clear with this timeline of the film industry’s biggest mergers and acquisitions. Following this timeline, we can see that five major film studios dominate the industry: Universal, Paramount Pictures, Warner Brothers Pictures, Walt Disney Studios, and Sony Pictures.

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The team even went so far as to show us how much percent of the market share each company owns. Universal and Disney come out on top respectively. Between them they own almost half the film industry’s market shares. We can see lists of subsidiaries owned by each studio below the timeline.

For example, Universal owns the following:

• Focus Features (Brokeback Mountain, London Has Fallen)
• Working Title Films (Les Miserables, Notting Hill, Bridget Jone’s Diary, Bean)
• Illumination (Despicable Me, Super Mario Bros. Movie)
• Dreamworks Animation (Shrek, How to Train Your Dragon)
• Amblin Partners (Jurassic Park, Men in Black, War of the Worlds, Ready Player One)
• Blumhouse Productions (Get Out, Halloween, The Purge, Insidious)
• Carnival Films (Firelight, Downton Abbey, Shadowlands)
• Peacock
• NBC News/CNBC/MSNBC
• Syfy
• E!
• Bravo
• Telemundo

There’s no doubt that timeline is an enlightening look at the film industry, highlighting the tendency of larger studios to absorb their competition. Some speculate that further mergers might narrow these big five studios down to