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Development of Mass Media

By Avi Cohen
  • Creation of Guttenberg Printing Press
    May 23, 1436

    Creation of Guttenberg Printing Press

    The exact date of the creation of the printing press can be narrowed down to about 1436 by Johannes Guttenberg
  • First sound recording

    First sound recording

    Thomas Edison creates the first analog recording of sound with the phonograph.
  • First motion picture ever made

    First motion picture ever made

    The first motion picture, 'The Horse in Motion' is created
  • First demonstration of radio transmission

    First demonstration of radio transmission

    Heinrich Hertz demonstrated the first transmission of radio waves
  • First television broadcast

    First television broadcast

    John Logie Baird demonstrates the first television broadcast, transmitting a televised image from one room to another
  • Production of compact cassettes

    Production of compact cassettes

    Mass production of compact cassettes begins in Hanover, Germany
  • Early gaming consoles

    Early gaming consoles

    Nintendo releases the 'Family Computer' also known as Famicom, which helped spur the growth of video games and consoles.
  • Modern day Internet takes shape

    Modern day Internet takes shape

    With the introduction of hypertext documents, the Internet starts to begin the blur and divide of mass media into new media, albeit slowly at first.
  • Steam platform launched

    Steam platform launched

    Valve launches Steam, initially to introduce patches and a their own game distribution. Still a few years before it starts morphing into new media.
  • First pop CD

    First pop CD

    'The Visitors' by ABBA is the first pop music album released on Compat Disc