Media cover timeline

Evolution of Media

  • Cave Paintings
    38,000 BCE

    Cave Paintings

    Cave paintings are painted drawings on cave walls or ceilings, mainly of prehistoric origin.
  • Stone tablets
    30,000 BCE

    Stone tablets

    In recent centuries the tablets have been popularly described and depicted as round-topped rectangles but this has little basis in religious tradition.
  • Rock Carving
    30,000 BCE

    Rock Carving

    Rock carving is an activity where pieces of rough natural stone are shaped by the controlled removal of stone.
  • Smoke signal
    200 BCE

    Smoke signal

    Smoke signal is one of the oldest form of long distance communication.
  • Writing Materials
    150 BCE

    Writing Materials

    Ancient writers wrote on a variety of other materials besides papyrus, including pottery, animal hides, wood, and even ancient paper.
  • Traditional Paper
    100 BCE

    Traditional Paper

    Traditional paper is a “wood” like material primarily used for writing, first invented in ancient China.
  • Printing Press
    1440

    Printing Press

    Printing press is a device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring the ink.
  • Newspaper

    Newspaper

    Newspaper is a serial publication containing news about current events, other informative articles about politics, sports, arts, and so on, and advertising.
  • Magazines

    Magazines

    Magazine is a publication, usually a periodical publication, which is printed or electronically published.
  • Photography

    Photography

    Photography is the science, art, application and practice of creating durable images by recording light.
  • Morse Code

    Morse Code

    Morse code is a method of transmitting text information as a series of on-off tones, lights, or clicks that can be directly understood by a skilled listener or observer without special equipment
  • Telegraph

    Telegraph

    Telegraph is the long-distance transmission of textual or symbolic messages.
  • Typewriter

    Typewriter

    Typewriter is a mechanical or electromechanical machine for writing characters similar to those produced by printer’s movable type.
  • Telephone

    Telephone

    Telephone is a telecommunications device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be heard directly.
  • Phonograph

    Phonograph

    Phonograph is a device for the mechanical recording and reproduction of sound.
  • Radio

    Radio

    Radio is the technology of using radio waves to carry information,
  • Television

    Television

    Television is a telecommunication medium used for transmitting moving images in monochrome (black-and-white), or in color, and in two or three dimensions and sound.
  • Personal Computer

    Personal Computer

    Personal computer or PC is a multi-purpose electronic computer whose size, capabilities, and price make it feasible for individual use.
  • E-mail

    E-mail

    Email also known as electronic mail is a method of exchanging messages between people using electronics.
  • Mobile Phones

    Mobile Phones

    Mobile phone is a portable telephone that can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link while the user is moving within a telephone service area.
  • Smartphones

    Smartphones

    Smart phone is a mobile personal computer with a mobile operating system with features useful for mobile or handheld use.
  • Social Media

    Social Media

    Social media are websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking.