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Jan 1, 1440
Printing Press invented
German inventor Johannes Gutenberg invented a printing press process, remanied the principle way of printing untill the the late 20th century, this is important to media becuase it started the spread of literacy througout Europe and dramaticly increased the productivity of copyin books. -
Georges Louis Le Sage patents Electric Telegraph
wikipedia George invented/patented his electric telegraph, which had a seperate wire per letter. The device could send messgaes to another telegraph, all the way in the other room. This is a improtant event becuse it was a start to communication and leading to the phone. -
Frederick Koenig improves the printing press
A machine with impression by a platen, in which the printing was produced by two plain plates just like in the common press.
This machein was much faster then the original printing press and could print over 3000 copys. This is improtant becuase old ideas are being improved and society and technology was becoming more advanced. -
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce takes first photo
wiki The first photo taken outside Joseph's window the camers which he called "the camera obscura", it took 8 hours to take 1 photo. This was important becuase it was the start of photography and would later on lead to a better verison and so on. -
Harry Davis and John P make the first movie theater.
made to seat 96 people the first theater was actually a store with seats in it, it was also the first ever to play movies all day, Some of the first movies played at the Nickleodeon ( nickle - the price of one show Odeon - greek word for theater) Catch the Kid andA Mother's Sin . This a important event becuase it changed the way we watch movies. -
First Working Mechanical TV
with the joined efforts of Lee De Forest, Boris Rosing and Nipkow's disk and a cathode ray tube. Boris Rosing invented the first working mechanical tv.
I picked this because it was the starting point of the color tv. -
First Full Color commerical broadcasting on TV
The first color tv to commerical broadcasting authorized by the FCC, the commerical was a still image of the
NBC chimes logo.
I picked this event becuase it was a huge accomplishment for the media world. -
Creation of the first video camers to capture images and sound
Jay Dolby, Charles Ginsberg, and Charles Anderson invented the first video camera to capture both images and sound, and were first sold for $75,000
I picked this becuase this was the starting point for the video camera, and with out it alot of todays greatest films wouldnt have been made. -
Magnavox Odyssey
Designed by Ralph Baer, the Odyssey was the first home video game system. the game worked by putting clear overlays overtop of your tv screen. I this is an important event becuase this started the chain of game systems and would soon start the 64bit game era, and soon to the playstation so on. -
CERN publicizes the new World Wide Web project
CERN a france/swiss comapny publicizes the world wide web project while having scientiss work on HTML and HTTP programs for the first few web pages.
I picked this event becuase it was a turning point for technology and the media world, the internet have many uses and without it we would be missing alot of key tools in todays mordern technology. -
Tony Fadell invents the Ipod
He wasnt the creator of the whole company but in 2001 Tony and 30 other apple workers produced the first ipod, i was made to hold 5gbs of music (about 1000 songs). This is an important event beucase it revolutionized the portable music device. -
Mike Ramsay and Jim Barton invent TIVo
On March 31 1999 the first TIVo called Blue Moon was released for purchase and shipment, months later TIVo DVR's were sold in stores and also able to be rented. This is a important invention in media becuase it alowed people to record tv and skip throught commericals.
