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History of Informatics

By reyalp
  • Period: 3300 BCE to 476

    Prehistory and Old Age

    -Humans had to hunt to survive.
    -Humans were nomads.
    -When they discovered farming, the human race starts to settle in a place.
    -Technology starts with the discovery of fire.
    -New tools are invented.
    -It is born oral language, religions, myths and scientists and philosophers started searching for answers.
  • Period: 477 to 1492

    Middle Ages

    -Knowledge is mostly in universities and monasteries.
    -Some scientific advances took place (compass, gunpowder and modern printing) Link text
  • Period: 1492 to

    Modern Age

    -It happened the Agrarian revolution, with advances as new seeders, selections of seeds and cattle.
    -Industrial Revolution started, with more advances and an increase in productivity. New machines, new materials, new products and new energy sources are invented. Link text
  • Period: to

    Contemporary Age

    -Technological revolution has caused changes in eficiency, productivity, learning, knowledge...
    -New communication technology appear ( mobile phones, computers, etc.)
    -Accelerated transformations in economy, society and technology. Link text