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Paintings and engravings found in caves and similar structures depicting animals, humans, and other things in nature. They were typically made using charcoal and iron oxide. -
A logo-syllabic writing system used in Mesopotamia and other countries in the Ancient Near East. The syllables were carved into clay tablets and were mainly used to record information. -
A formal writing system used in Ancient Egypt that was a combination of logographic, syllabic, and alphabetic components. It was written on wood, papyrus, and stone to recording, trading, monumental display, and communication. -
Hand-written pages or books were used mostly to record and transmit information. -
Gutenberg created the printing press in Germany. It allowed for mass production of books, newspapers, and other such things, positively influencing the spread of knowledge and information. -
It was invented by Samuel Morse and other inventors and allowed quick and efficient long-distance communication. -
The radio was first invented by Nikola Tesla in 1893. It later became popular with civilians around 1920. It was used as a wireless and more efficient way of long-distance communication that was more widely spread. -
The first movie played in front of an audience was created by the Lumiere brothers in 1895. They used a Cinématographe, a combination of a printer, projector, and camera. -
The first television broadcasting was successfully demonstrated in 1927 by Philo Farnsworth. By the 1950s, television had taken over the broadcasting market and thousands of homes had televisions. They had a huge impact on society because of their influence on communication, entertainment, education, advertising, etc. -
The first electronic general-purpose computer, the ENIAC, was completed in 1945 by John Mauchly, J. Presper Eckert, and their colleagues. Computers introduced a new way to do many different tasks such as communication, writing, entertainment, calculations, etc. It also inspired many innovative creations such as the internet and gaming systems. -
The first official AI, the Logic Theorist, was deputed in 1956 by Newell and Simon. AI has existed for decades, even before it was named AI, and has become increasingly advanced. It has evolved to predict and compute many different things. -
The first gaming system, Magnavox Odyssey, was released in 1972. It introduced a new way of entertainment that had many innovative factors that inspired the games we have today. -
Although various computers and networks had a way of communicating with each other before 1983, a new communication protocol, the Internet, allowed different networks to communicate.