Evolution of Media

  • Period: 38,000 BCE to

    Pre-Industrial Age (Before 1700s)

    In this age, People had learned or discovered fire, developed paper from plants, and forged weapons and tools with stone, bronze, copper and iron.
  • Cave Paintings
    37,000 BCE

    Cave Paintings

    "Pariental Art" These are painted drawings on cave walls and ceiling which is first used in Eurasia. They were also theorized as ways of communicating as well as for religious or ceremonial purposes
  • Papyrus in Egypt
    2500 BCE

    Papyrus in Egypt

    From the "pith" of the Papyrus plant and they are similar to thick papers. These were first used in Ancient Egypt and the earliest archaeological evidence was excavated in 2012-2013 at Wadi al-Jarf (Ancient Egyptian Harbor)
  • Clay Tablets in Mesopotamia
    2400 BCE

    Clay Tablets in Mesopotamia

    It is a writing medium invented by the Sumerians for writing in cuneiform
  • Acta Diurna in Rome
    131 BCE

    Acta Diurna in Rome

    Stated results of legal proceedings and outcomes of trials as well as Public and Military notices which was first used in Roman Republic
  • Wood Blocks as Printing Press
    7 BCE

    Wood Blocks as Printing Press

    Originating in China during the Tang Dynasty, it is used to print text, images, or patters in those times
  • Maya Codices
    5 BCE

    Maya Codices

    Folding books by the Pre-Columbian Maya Civilization in Maya hieroglyphic script in Mesoamerican bark cloth. This is more durable and a better writing surface than Papyrus
  • Dibao in China
    2 BCE

    Dibao in China

    This is the Ancient Chinese Gazette which is also called the "Palace Reports" and "Imperial Bulletin". It was used during the early periods of the Han Dynasty or as late as the Tang Dynasty
  • Printing Press for Mass Production
    1440

    Printing Press for Mass Production

    Iron presses inspired by earlier attempts by Swiss typefounder Wilhlm Hass, Charles Stanhope built iron presses that can print around 200 impressions per hour.
  • Period: to

    Industrial Age (1700-1930s)

    This is were people discovered the used of power steam, developed machine tools, established iron production, and the manufacturing of various products (including books through the printing press)
  • London Gazette (Newspaper)

    London Gazette (Newspaper)

    One of the Official Journal records of the British Government
  • Electric Telegraph

    Electric Telegraph

    Invention by George Louis Lesage
  • Typewriter

    Typewriter

    Invention by W.S. Burt
  • Telephone

    Telephone

    Invention by Alexander Graham Bell
  • Phonograph

    Phonograph

    Invention by Thomas Alva Edison
  • Radio

    Radio

    Invention by Guglielmo Marconi
  • Cupid Angling

    Cupid Angling

    First color movie shot
  • Television

    Television

    Invention by John Logie Baird which is used for transmitting moving images and was a primary medium during the 1950
  • First Radio Commercial Broadcast by KDKA

    First Radio Commercial Broadcast by KDKA

    radio station a daughter company of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
  • TIME magazine

    TIME magazine

    First news magazine that was launched in 1923
  • Period: to

    Electronic Age (1930s-1980s)

    In this age, People invented the transistor ushered in the electronic age. People harnessed the power of transistors that led to the transistor radio, electronic circuits, and the early computers. In this age, long distance communication became more efficient.
  • ENIAC - Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer

    ENIAC - Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer

    One of the earliest electronic general-purpose computers made
  • Transistor Radio

    Transistor Radio

    Small portable radio receiver that uses transistors in its circuits
  • Mainframe Computers

    Mainframe Computers

    High-level computer designed for most intensive computational tasks
  • LCD projector

    LCD projector

    Displays video, image, or computer data
  • Audio Casettes

    Audio Casettes

  • Development of Email

    Development of Email

    by Ray Tomlinson
  • First Handheld Mobile Phone

    First Handheld Mobile Phone

    Made by John Mitchel and Martin Cooper
  • IBM Computers

    IBM Computers

    Introduction of the Personal Computer IBM
  • Web Browsers

    Web Browsers

    Sir Timothy John-Berners Lee introduced the World Wide Web and the internet
  • Period: to

    New/Information Age (21st Century)

    his is were the Internet paved the way for faster communication and the creation of the social network. People advanced the use of microelectronics with the invention of personal computers, mobile devices, and wearable technology. Moreover, voice, image, sound and data are digitalized. We are now living in the information age.
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer

    Microsoft Internet Explorer

    included in the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, starting in 1995
  • DVD

    DVD

    Replacement for VCRs
  • Blogs

    Blogs

    Developed by Pyra Labs, blog-publishing service that allows multi-user blogs with time-stamped entries
  • Social Networks

    Social Networks

    a social structure made up of a set of social actors (such as individuals or organizations), sets of dyadic ties, and other social interactions between actors.
  • Microblogs

    Microblogs

    a broadcast medium that exists in the form of blogging that allows users to exchange small elements of content such as short sentences, individual images, or video links
  • Web Search Engine

    Web Search Engine

    Software system that is designed to search for information on the World Wide Web
  • Portable Computers

    Portable Computers

    Laptops, Notebooks, Tablets, in which these devices are designed to be moved from one place to another.