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History of Media Technology

By Dr Pat
  • Period: Jan 1, 1430 to

    History of Music Technology

  • The Printing Press
    Jan 1, 1439

    The Printing Press

    On this date, the printing press was created, giving birth to media as we know it.
  • Italian Gazzettes
    Jan 1, 1500

    Italian Gazzettes

    the italian gazzettes were publicly released journals, records and newspapers that were availibly to anybody who wanted them
  • Scientific Journals

    Scientific Journals

    in the 17th century, Scientists and researchers started publishing journals for the first time, this allowed for the public sharing of research which greatly helped the advancement of study
  • The first English Newspaper created

    The first English Newspaper created

    on this date the Oxford Gazette marked the release of the first ever English language newspaper.
  • Magazines

    Magazines

    66 years after publishing of journals for intilectuals, non fiction publications were finally being made for the common people, these publications were called magazines, although they were very different to the magazines of today.