On this night in science
The first text message
December 3, 1992
On this day in 1992, an engineer in England typed a short message on a computer and sent it to a colleague's mobile phone. It said “Merry Christmas,” and it was the first text message ever sent to a phone.
Why it mattered
It showed that phones could carry words as well as voices, and short messages soon became part of everyday life.
Wonder together
If you could send someone you love a message only a few words long, what would it say?