Evolution of Multimedia

By Jake M
  • 34,000 BCE

    First Cave Painting

    First Cave Painting
    The first cave painting that we have a date for is in the Chauvet Cave in France, and it depicts a plethora of native animals. Although it has no color, the contour lines are very realistic.
  • 3500 BCE

    Sumerians Begin Written Languages

    Sumerians Begin Written Languages
    The Kish Tablet is proof of when Sumerians started their written language, and it only lasted for about 1,500 years. It was replaced by Akkadian.

  • Publication of First Newspaper

    Publication of First Newspaper
    This media began in Germany, where 'Account of all distinguished and commemorable news' was published by Johann Carolus, and he published a new issue by the week.

  • First Permanent Photograph

    First Permanent Photograph
    The first photograph was actually taken in 1814, but this was the first one that was successfully developed. It is simply of a few buildings outside a window.

  • Telegrams Change Communication

    Telegrams Change Communication
    The first telegraph message was sent from Washington D.C. to Baltimore by its inventor, Samuel Morse. It simply read, "What hath God wrought."

  • Movies Take Over Screens

    Movies Take Over Screens
    The first feature film was an Australian one called "The Story of the Kelly Lang." It was only 60 minutes long, which isn't even feature length nowadays.

  • Electronic Televisions begin

    Electronic Televisions begin
    Philo Farnsworth had spent years of his life conceive his amazing machine, until he finally presented it for the first time in San Diego. A radio company even invested $50 million into his invention.

  • Invention of the Video

    Invention of the Video
    The VTR (Video Tape Recorder) was invented for practical use by Charles Ginsburg. His methods were perfected by 1956, when the first of his invention for $50,000

  • Emails Advance Messaging

    Emails Advance Messaging
    Ray Tomlinson sent an email between two nearby computers in the same room, using the computer network ARPANET. Ray was actually most well known for creating the @ symbol.

  • Arcade Games are Born

    Arcade Games are Born
    Pong was the first video game, and it began in an arcade console. This game would be one of few arcade games that get remade into console games.

  • Computers Go Mobile

    Computers Go Mobile
    The Osborne 1 was the first true folding laptop computer. It weighed about 25 pounds, cost $1795, had a portable battery sold separately, and had a 5-inch long screen.

  • Cell Phones Connect Everyone

    Cell Phones Connect Everyone
    The Motorola DynaTAC 8000X was released to the public for $4,000 a piece.The battery life only lasted for half an hour.

  • Internet Goes Public

    Internet Goes Public
    The internet was born due to the mind and work of Tim Berners-Lee. He originally designed it for physicists to compare their work, and share their findings, without having to use the same software.

  • DVDs Revolutionize Film

    DVDs Revolutionize Film
    DVDs left other film-recording media in the dust, as it was smaller, faster, and had better picture and sound than Laser Disk or VHS. Phillips and Sony were caught in a format war, because there had to be a universal system in order for the product to function.

  • Social Media Takes Over

    Social Media Takes Over
    Six Degrees was the first social media site, but it wasn't until the creation of Facebook that social media really took off. These two sites came out 7 years apart.