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History of Media Technology

By Dr Pat
  • Period: Jan 1, 1430 to

    History of Music Technology

  • Jan 1, 1439

    The Printing Press

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

    Italian Gazzettes

    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.