Evolution of media

Evolution of Media

  • Cave Paintings
    35,000 BCE

    Cave Paintings

    An example of media present in the Pre-Industrial Age.
  • Papyrus in Egypt
    2500 BCE

    Papyrus in Egypt

    An example of media present in the Pre-Industrial Age.
  • Clay Tablets
    2400 BCE

    Clay Tablets

    An example of media present in the Pre-Industrial Age.
  • Printing Press Using Wood Blocks
    220 BCE

    Printing Press Using Wood Blocks

    An example of media present in the Pre-Industrial Age.
  • Acta Diurna in Rome
    130 BCE

    Acta Diurna in Rome

    An example of media present in the Pre-Industrial Age.
  • The London Gazette

    The London Gazette

    Newspaper under the Industrial Age.
  • Pre-Industrial Age (Before 1700s)

    In this age, people discovered fire, paper from plants, and forged weapons with stone, bronze, copper, and iron.
  • Period: to

    Industrial Age

    This age, 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).
  • Motion Picture Photography

    Motion Picture Photography

    An example of media present during the Industrial Age.
  • Printing Press

    Printing Press

    An example of media present in the Industrial Age.
  • Period: to

    Information Age

    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.
  • Commercial Motion Pictures

    Commercial Motion Pictures

    An example of media present in the Industrial Age.
  • Period: to

    Electronic Age

    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. Long distance communication became more efficient.
  • Television

    Television

    An example of media present in the Electronic Age.
  • Mainframe Computers (IBM 704)

    Mainframe Computers (IBM 704)

    An example of media present in the Electronic Age.
  • Personal Computers (Hewlett-Packard 9100A)

    Personal Computers (Hewlett-Packard 9100A)

    An example of media present in the Electronic Age.
  • Portable Computers

    Portable Computers

    Examples of this are laptops (1980), netbooks (2008), and tablets (1993).
  • Search Engines

    Search Engines

    Examples of this are Google and Yahoo.
  • Video

    Video

    Example of this is Youtube.