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Media was portrayed through engravements in caves. Writings and illustrations were engraved in stone, bronze and copper. Eventually, the paper was developed. Nowadays, clay tablets and cave inscriptions are things from the past, and only learned through history books. Paper, on the other hand, continues to be modified and utilized everyday.
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Cave paintings were theorized to be the first method of communication of humans. It was made by application of color pigments on the walls, floors or ceilings of ancient rock shelters and were theorized to be for religious or ceremonial purposes. To this day, archaeologists continue to study these paintings to understand the way of life of the first humans on Earth. -
Two thousand years ago, papyrus was the most popular writing material in the world. Invented by the Egyptians in approximately 3000 B.C, papyrus leaves for writing were made from the papyrus water-plant which grew abundantly in the marshy delta of the River Nile. Today, modern papyrus is used as a specialty writing material by artists and calligraphers. -
The ancient Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Hittites wrote on tablets made from water-cleaned clay. The texts, written in cuneiform, were written on damp tablets using a pointed tool -
In this age, manual tools were replaced by machines powered by steam. Mass production began through the invention of the printing press. Media evolved to become more mechanical and dependent on electricity. Growing up, I was able to witness people using typewriters, and telephones especially in my parents’ office. But now, typewriters are long gone while the use of telephones becomes more and more concentrated towards offices.
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The printing press is a machine by which text and images are transferred from movable type to paper or other media by means of ink. It is made of iron and can print 200 impressions per hour. Latter developments of this machine operated through the concept of replica casting, which saw letters created in reverse in brass and then replicas made from these molds by pouring molten lead. -
A typewriter is a small machine with type keys that produced characters one at a time on a piece of paper inserted around a roller. Christopher L. Sholes and Carlos Glidden developed the machine using a keyboard, a platen made of vulcanized rubber, and a wooden space bar. -
A telephone is wire-based electrical machine that permits two people to converse even though they are far apart. The first telephone operated by converting sound into an electrical signal through liquid transmitter. Shortly after its invention, major cities across United States and Europe began installing the telephone system -
The television refers to the electronic delivery of moving images and sound from a source to a receiver. Upon its invention, it quickly became a medium for entertainment, education, and interpersonal communication. Today, it continues to be a staple in households and has been developed to be slimmer and more high quality throughout the years. -
The invention of the transistor began what is now known as the electronic age. People harnessed the power of transistors that led to a boom in new machines and developments. This includes the transistor radio, electronic circuits, and the early computers.
Long-distance communication became more and more available. Today, the transistor continues to be used in appliances and machines. Truly the transistor was a timeless invention like no other, as it never phased out of society's use. -
A transistor radio is a small portable radio receiver that uses transistor-based circuits. With the transistor radio, music and information suddenly became portable. No matter how isolated you were, you could hear news of the world. The transistor radio went on to become the most popular electronic communication device of the 1960s and 1970s -
A mainframe computer is a computer used primarily by large organizations for critical applications like bulk data processing. By most measures, the first mainframe computer was the Harvard Mark I. It weighed five tons, filled an entire room and cost about $200,000 to build. Mainframe computers appear similar to large cabinets, inside of which houses the central processing unit and main memory -
Now, on present day, faster and faster communications and technology are being developed. Inventions of wearable technology, virtual reality, and microelectronics have also began to surface. Media such as voice, image, video, and sound, have become majorly digitized and society depends on technology for communication. After centuries of the development of media through different forms, these mediums have now become integrate into our daily lives and everyday tasks.
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A portable computer is a computer that comes with a keyboard and display and one which can be easily relocated or transported. These include a screen, a keyboard, a mouse, a powerful processor, and a battery. They are common in the household -
Augmented reality (AR) is an experience where designers enhance parts of users' physical world with computer-generated input. Designers create inputs, ranging from sound to video, to graphics to GPS overlays and more, in digital content which responds in real time to changes in the user's environment. -
A social network is a website that allows people with similar interests to come together and share information, photos and videos. People engaged in social networking may be doing so as a personal or a business endeavor. Those who engage on social network sites as a personal endeavor interact by using various forms of media to discuss their lives and interests. The most popular social networks for this type of familiar interaction include Facebook, Google+ and Twitter.